Security Guard Stabbed Multiple Times During Attempted Shoplifting At Hell's Kitchen Duane Reade

A security guard at Duane Reade, at 8th Avenue and W53rd Street, was stabbed multiple times while trying to stop a homeless man from shoplifting, police say.

The incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Hell's Kitchen. Police officers from the Midtown North neighborhood, a block away, responded to the 911 call.

When police arrived at 900 8th Avenue, they found the 21-year-old security guard with a stab wound to his arm and multiple stab wounds to his torso.

The security guard was taken to New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition and is expected to survive.

Police say they arrested Shadeed Walker, 26, who is not a resident. The suspect was charged with robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.