Harlem man charged with stabbing rival with scissors in NYC park
The suspected attacker busted for stabbing another man to death in a Harlem park Tuesday used a pair of scissors to kill his rival after being punched in the face, police said.
Robert Harris, 63, and Pressie Taylor, 61, who knew each other, got into an argument at Brigadier General Charles Young park at W. 145th St. and Lenox Ave. at about 5:20 p.m., according to the NYPD.
The disagreement turned physical when Taylor punched Harris, police said, and then Harris stabbed him in the chest.
Medics rushed Taylor to Harlem Hospital, but he could not be saved.
Harris was taken into custody at the scene, and the scissors were recovered. He was charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Taylor.
He and the victim lived around the corner from each other about a half-mile north of the park and both had prior legal troubles, according to cops.
Taylor had six drug arrests on his record plus one for weapons possession in 1983, police said. Harris, meanwhile, had eight arrests and served three stints in state prison, one for attempted robbery and two for selling drugs. He was paroled each time, in 1992, 1997 and 2003, records show.
