Man stabbed over fight about basketball game in Brooklyn Heights: NYPD

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Police are seeking a suspect after a 19-year-old was stabbed during a fight about a basketball game in Brooklyn Heights, according to the NYPD.

Police said the victim was playing basketball with a group at Pier 2 Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 11 when an argument broke out about the game. A man took out a switchblade knife, police said, and stabbed the victim in the chest.

The suspect fled from the park after the stabbing, according to police. The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in stable condition.

The NYPD on Wednesday released a photo of the suspect.

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