[NYP] The fatal migrant stabbing at the Randall’s Island tent city was over a woman, law-enforcement sources said Sunday — while asylum-seekers described life in the shelter as full of armed rivals and divisive "camps."
What about made men for the narco gangs, professional criminals looking for more lucrative hunting grounds, or the occasional jihadi invading Dar al Harb with intent? Those who came just to work for a better life are sheep among wolves. | The 24-year-old victim was inside the cafeteria tent at the sprawling shelter around 7:30 p.m. Saturday when he got into a beef with a fellow asylum-seeker who had been talking to the man’s girlfriend, sources told The Post.
During the dispute, the victim was assaulted by four people, sources said. One of the suspects, 26, then whipped out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck and chest area, sources said.
The victim was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police recovered the knife at the scene and arrested the suspected stabber, while his three accomplices are in the wind, sources said.
Venezuelan immigrant Roger Castillo said of the dead man, "He was a good person, he was a good friend.
"There is not much security, and they are far away," Castillo said of guards. "It happens so fast." |