8 sought for beating, stabbing teen in Times Square: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Authorities are searching for eight more suspects who allegedly attacked a 17-year-old boy during a fight in Times Square on Thursday, police said.

The group repeatedly kicked, punched, and stabbed the teen in the back near West 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue around 5:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. The boy was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, authorities said.

Police said the suspects and the teen argued before he was assaulted. The victim may be a migrant, sources said.

Six people, including five teenagers, have already been charged in connection with the stabbing, according to the NYPD.

Two 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds were all charged with gang assault and assault, authorities said. A 16-year-old and a 22-year-old were both charged with gang assault, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

The NYPD on Sunday released photos of eight more suspects sought in the incident. The eight are among 16 people still being sought in the incident, police said.

The stabbing happened steps away from where two NYPD officers were assaulted outside of a migrant center last month.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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