A 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed in the rib cage and back at a McDonald's on Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan around 2 a.m. Monday and was transported to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, according to law enforcement sources.
Australian tourist stabbed at Midtown Manhattan McDonald's, taken to hospital in critical condition
A 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed in the rib cage and back at a McDonald's on Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan around 2 a.m. Monday and was transported to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, according to law enforcement sources.
The victim was sitting and eating inside the restaurant when the attack occurred, law enforcement sources said. Words were exchanged between the victim and his attacker before the stabbing, but sources described the attack as largely unprovoked.
A person of interest was taken into custody by police following the incident. The victim was not immediately identified, according to the sources.
- The source does not state whether the person of interest has been formally charged or identified.
- The source does not state the nationality or identity of the attacker.
- The source does not state what words were exchanged before the stabbing.
- The source does not state the current status of the investigation beyond the detention of a person of interest.
- The source does not provide an update on the victim's condition beyond the initial critical designation upon arrival at Bellevue Hospital.
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