SoHo stabbings: Police seek perpetrator who killed teen, injured another on Thanksgiving

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Detectives in SoHo continue to search for the suspect behind a double stabbing early Thanksgiving morning that left one teenager dead and another seriously wounded.

Police said the incident happened at about 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 23 outside of 96 Lafayette St., near White Street.

Officers from the 5th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about a man stabbed, found two victims, ages 17 and 19, stabbed in the torso.

While the motive for the double stabbing remains under investigation, police sources said Friday that the attack appeared to stem from a dispute.

EMS rushed both victims to Bellevue Hospital, where the 17-year-old victim was pronounced dead; police withheld his identity, pending family notification. The 19-year-old victim was hospitalized in stable condition.

The 5th Precinct had seen four homicides through Nov. 19 this year, according to the most recent CompStat report, one more than the total recorded at the same point in 2022. Felony assaults, meanwhile, are up 16.5% year-to-date.

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said. Law enforcement sources did not have a suspect description.

Anyone with information regarding the stabbings 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 (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.