Tourist randomly stabbed in front of daughter in Midtown: sources

Erin Pflaumer
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MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – A tourist from Pennsylvania was stabbed in Times Square on Saturday, sources told PIX11 News.

The 38-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest on 43rd Street and 8th Avenue around 6:13 p.m., according to authorities. She was walking with her daughter when she was stabbed unprovoked, sources said.

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The suspect, a 61-year-old man, was taken into custody, police said. The man is well known to the department and is undergoing a psychological evaluation, according to sources.

A knife was recovered at the scene, sources said.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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