Crime & Safety

Teen Killed, Another Injured In Harlem Stabbing Attack: NYPD

A Thursday night knife fight in Harlem left one man dead and another wounded, police said.

A Thursday night knife fight in Harlem left one man dead and another wounded, police said.
A Thursday night knife fight in Harlem left one man dead and another wounded, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

HARLEM, NY — A knife fight outside a Harlem public housing development left one man dead and another wounded Thursday afternoon, according to police.

Police found Kaiel Dent, 18, just before 6 p.m. Thursday in front of the Rangel Public Housing facility on Harlem River Drive with a stab wound to his torso, cops said.

Authorities brought Dent to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was later pronounced dead.

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An unidentified 21-year-old man — who had been slashed in the torso — was also found at the scene and brought to the hospital. He was listed in stable condition, police said.

Police are searching for the men suspected of stabbing the pair. As of now, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is continuing.

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