Weapons — New York City, NY — reported 2026-07-24

SUMMARY

A suspect in two separate stabbings on New York City streets was arrested Friday on attempted murder and charged with hate crimes relating to both victims.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Weapons
  • Location: New York City, NY
  • Date reported: 2026-07-24
  • Suspect: male, age 51
  • Victim(s): 2 (two men, a Jewish man and an Asian man)
  • Status: arrested

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The stabbings happened about two blocks apart Thursday afternoon, police said.
  • Both victims were taken to a hospital and were expected to survive.
  • Morales approached the Asian man from behind and stabbed him with a knife 'without provocation'.
  • Then, after walking four blocks away, he stabbed the Jewish man wearing a kippah with a screwdriver, prosecutors said.
  • The charges Morales faces carry a consecutive total of 40 years in prison, prosecutors said.