FILE – Police officer with crime scene tape
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Police in Manhattan are investigating after a man was found stabbed to death on the Lower East Side Thursday morning.
Officers from the 5th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man in the vicinity of East Broadway and Pike Street on Nov. 7 at around 8:07 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found a man unconscious and unresponsive with multiple stab wounds throughout his body, law enforcement sources said. It is unclear right now if the man was found outside or inside an address.
EMS responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Right now, police are withholding the man’s name pending family notification.
Police do not yet have information on a possible suspect (s) or motive, and no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Although murder is down 50% in the precinct, according to the latest crime statistics, overall violent crime, including murder, rape and robbery is up more than 8%.
The NYPD released citywide crime stats on Thursday, which showed murder and rape increased last month compared to October 2023. However, index crime across the city continued to drop for a 10th straight month, which the department said was led by steep declines in felony assault, grand larceny and robbery.
