TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) – Five teenagers are among the half a dozen people charged in connection with the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Times Square Thursday, police said.
The stabbing happened on West 42nd Street near Eighth Avenue around 5:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.
The 17-year-old boy was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, authorities said. Police are investigating what led up to the stabbing.
Six people in total have been charged in connection with the stabbing, according to police. Police are still searching for other suspects, sources said.
Two 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds were all charged with gang assault and assault, according to the NYPD. A 16-year-old and a 22-year-old were both charged with gang assault, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
The stabbing happened steps away from where two NYPD officers were assaulted outside of a migrant center last month. The victim in Thursday's stabbing may be a migrant, sources told PIX11 News.
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