Man Arrested After N.Y.C. Stabbing Spree that Left 3 Dead Was Previously Arrested 8 Times, Police Report [Video]

UPDATE: A 36-year-old woman who was previously in critical condition after allegedly being stabbed by Ramon Rivera has now died, per NBC New York.

A man has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing two people and injuring a third in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 18, the NYPD said in an afternoon press conference. 

Ramon Rivera, 51, allegedly fatally stabbed a 36-year-old Hispanic man and a 68-year-old Asian man. He also allegedly injured a 36-year-old Black woman. None of the victims’ identities have been released.

He was charged with murder in the first degree, PEOPLE confirms.

Witnesses claim Rivera was wearing a gray shirt and a ski hat and used a kitchen knife in the attacks, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. He said the motive for the stabbings is unknown, and at the time, no words were exchanged and no property was taken, just that the victims were “attacked and stabbed viciously.”

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