Quinceañero was stabbed several times during cell phone theft in Brooklyn The NY Journal

A teenager was stabbed multiple times during a robbery on a Brooklyn street early yesterday morning, reported NYPD.

Police said the minor was stabbed on the neck and back around 5:40 a.m. near the intersection of Atlantic and Euclid avenues, in the neighborhood Cypress Hills.

Eliezer Aguilar (18), a neighbor of the unidentified victim, said that they were walking when they were both confronted by a man, reported CBS2. He added that his friend was stabbed three times and that his phone was also stolen during the attack. Then the suspect fled.

A spokesman for the NYPD told Pix11 that the teenager was possibly victim of a robbery gone wrong. It was hospitalized in stable condition.

No arrests have been made. NYPD searches for the attacker, analyzing security cameras. Who has information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also via the crimestoppers.nypdonline.org page or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.

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