4 Individuals Stabbed Close to School in Midtown Manhattan

Less than 48 hours after a Muslim extremist detonated a bomb outside of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 and injuring dozens more, panic has ensued Midtown Manhattan.

Reports are coming in that three individuals have been injured in a stabbing that occurred near a school in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon.

From ABC 7 New York:

It happened at about 1:40 p.m. near the intersection of 8th Avenue and West 52nd Street, which is located close to PS-35. Law enforcement sources said three males were stabbed. They were taken to the hospital with what’s believed to be non-life threatening injuries. The attacker fled the area, heading downtown from the scene.

NBC New York is reporting that the suspect at large is a 16-year-old boy:

Fox 5 notes that the individual was “last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and a red baseball cap, police said.”

This is a breaking news story! 

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