A man who was napping in a subway car in Queens early Sunday morning ended up stabbing two thieves who attempted to steal his bags, resulting in one of them being killed, according to ABC 7 News.
The violent altercation took place around 12:30 a.m. on a Manhattan-bound No. 7 train. The 69-year-old man was sleeping with his bags nearby when a group of five men approached him, according to sources. As the train neared the 61st St. and Woodside Ave. station in Woodside, the group attempted to steal his bags. It was at this moment that the man woke up and fought to reclaim his belongings.
This led to a struggle in which the man pulled out a knife and stabbed two members of the group, according to sources. A 32-year-old was stabbed in the chest, and another was slashed in the face. The entire incident was captured on subway surveillance cameras, sources revealed. Medics transported both victims to Elmhurst Hospital, but the man with the chest wound did not survive, police reported.
The man who did the stabbing was taken into custody, where prosecutors will have to determine what charges he may face or if he acted in self-defense. The other three thieves fled the scene but were later apprehended about two blocks away, sources said. The police have not yet released the identity of the deceased.
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