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The NYPD is looking for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man in Bushwick on Thursday afternoon.
According to police, at 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 23, officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to a call regarding an assault at 1123 Halsey St. Upon their arrival, police found the victim, 24-year-old Shaliek Smith, with a stab wound to his chest.
Smith was rushed to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
The victim was attacked outside a Halsey Street apartment building. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Police did not immediately provide a description of the suspect, and no arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon.
So far this year, crime is up more than 19% the 83rd Precinct, according to the latest NYPD statistics, though murder and felony assault are both down.
A version of this story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork.
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I’d say State Capitalism at best as we’re still allowed to own private property but our monetary system and price controls are anything but capitalist. Honestly the US is getting as bad as China these days and that’s because of both parties.