MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – A tourist from Pennsylvania was stabbed near Times Square in New York City on Saturday, sources told NewsNation affiliate WPIX.
The 38-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest on 43rd Street and 8th Avenue around 6:13 p.m., according to authorities. She was walking with her daughter when she was stabbed unprovoked, sources said.
The suspect, a 61-year-old man, was taken into custody, police said. The man is well known to the department and is undergoing a psychological evaluation, according to sources.
A knife was recovered at the scene, sources said.