A 17-year-old immigrant was stabbed Thursday night in Times Square during a brawl involving dozens of people, including other immigrants, police officials said.
Officials and police said the victim, believed to be from Nicaragua, was chased by a large group of people in front of 251 West 42nd Street around 5:30 p.m., then caught up with him and stabbed him in the lower back with a knife.
Police said the victim was taken by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
“I saw someone running…and there was blood coming out of his back, blood everywhere,” witness Bel Mohamed told the Post.
Mohammed, who works in Times Square, described the area near the crime scene as “dangerous.” “Some people are just crazy.”
Police recovered a large bloody knife at the scene, according to photos.
The violent brawl occurred on the same block where a group of migrants attacked police last month.
Six other people, including a 22-year-old man and three immigrant teens, were taken into custody after Thursday’s stabbing, police officials said. A dozen more cases were being searched.
Two hours later, another fight broke out a block away in front of the Hard Rock Cafe, where two groups began arguing, police said.
A verbal confrontation turned physical, and a 28-year-old man was assaulted by three suspects, all of whom were arrested at the scene, New York City police said.
The victim suffered minor injuries after being punched and kicked. The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, police said.
Photos from the scene show a man with cuts to his head being taken by medics to an ambulance.
