Police: Victim of fatal East New York stabbing identified as 52-year-old homeless man

Police have yet to make any arrests or release a description of the suspect.

News 12 Staff

Nov 25, 2023, 1:13 PM

Updated 373 days ago

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Police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing that occurred Thursday night in East New York.
Police say the individual they found stabbed in the chest on the corner of Belmont and Alabama avenues was 52-year-old Eric Wright, a homeless man.
Wright was rushed to a hospital, where authorities say he was pronounced dead.
Police have yet to make any arrests or release a description of the suspect.