Argument turns into stabbing in Bay Ridge, two victims in stable condition

By Victor Porcelli

One man was taken into surgery with a stomach injury and another nursed a wounded arm after an argument turned violent in Bay Ridge on Monday, according to a police source.

The two men were stabbed around 4:45 p.m. on the corner of 78^th Street and Fifth Avenue in the 68^th precinct. The two victims were arguing with the perpetrator when he quickly slashed the two — one in the left arm and one in the stomach — and fled the scene, police said. The 58-year-old man who was stabbed in the stomach was taken into surgery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn and is now in stable condition. 

Footage taken after the incident shows the second victim leading police to the nearby bodega and motioning down 78^th street towards Fourth Avenue, potentially pointing to where the perpetrator fled. According to police, the investigation is ongoing.