Two men wanted in Manhattan shooting, stabbing that left two injured

Manhattan detectives are searching for two suspects behind a violent shooting and stabbing during a street fight earlier this month.

The New York Police Department released images Friday evening of the perpetrators wanted for the bloody attack that occurred around 7:25 p.m. on June 15 in front of 3161 Broadway in Morningside Heights.

According to police sources, the two suspects had an altercation with the victim, a 38-year-old man, which degenerated into a verbal argument.

Things escalated, police said, when one of the perpetrators took out a sharp object and stabbed the victim twice in the left side. The other suspect then pulled out a gun and shot the man once in the left shoulder.

But the bullet, police reported, passed through the man's shoulder and struck a second victim, a 20-year-old woman who was standing nearby, in the right hand.

After the attack, authorities said, the suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction.

The officers of the 26th district Emergency services responded to the incident. Paramedics transported both victims to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition.

Through June 23, the 26th Precinct has recorded four shootings since the start of the year, compared to six at the same time in 2023, according to the most recent CompStat report. Criminal assaults, however, are up 8.4%, with 90 incidents so far this year, compared to 84 at the same time last year.

Anyone with information on the suspects' whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit information online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDConseils. All calls and messages remain confidential.