WPBN: According to officials, a worker at a homeless shelter in Brooklyn was killed in a horrific and violent attack on Thursday night. The tragic event happened outside a shelter that had been converted at a Days Inn hotel on East New York Avenue in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
Around 6:20 p.m., the victim—a 35-year-old worker whose identity has not yet been made public by authorities—was attacked. During the attack, the victim reportedly sustained many stab wounds to his neck and abdomen. He ran into the shelter building to get assistance despite his injuries.
The victim was discovered in the lobby of the facility, profusely bleeding. When emergency medical personnel got there, they started helping right away.
After that, he was sent to Brookdale Medical Center. Unfortunately, the man was declared dead not long after they arrived at the hospital, despite their best attempts.
In an effort to find the culprit behind this heinous crime, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has opened an inquiry. At the time of the incident, the person was described as a male wearing a ski mask and a baseball cap, all black.
As of now, authorities have not revealed any information regarding the circumstances leading up to the stabbing or any possible motives.
The shelter, which was once a Days Inn hotel, is one of several nearby hotels that New York City converted to house homeless people temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since these hotels were turned into shelters, there has reportedly been an increase in violent crimes, including stabbings, in the Brownsville neighborhood.
“They turned all the hotels around here into shelters during COVID,” a local resident told the New York Post in response to the situation. Around here, there are four or five more.
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This terrible event brings to light larger issues that New York City has been dealing with, such as rising rates of violent crime on its streets and in its public transit systems. Unprecedented numbers of migrants entering the city without shelter have further increased the strain on resources.
An estimated 220,000 migrants have reached New York City since April 2022. More than 58,000 of these people are now being housed and supported by taxpayer-funded services, according to City Hall. The city’s shelter system and other public services are under a lot of strain as a result of this surge.
Mayor Eric Adams has been public about his dissatisfaction with the situation. In addition to claiming that New York City lacks the means and ability to care for the increasing number of migrants, he has regularly attacked the federal government for its lack of assistance.
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In order to solve the twin issues of homelessness and the increase in migrant arrivals, the mayor has also underlined the urgent need for more government assistance and intervention.
This tragedy highlights the difficulties New York City faces in ensuring safety and security for its citizens, employees, and vulnerable groups, even while investigations into the stabbing continue.
As officials attempt to identify and capture the offender and provide answers regarding the motivation behind this horrible act of violence, the community awaits more details.
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