Midtown McDonald’s stabbing shocks Times Square area, police say unprovoked
TL;DR
A 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed in an unprovoked attack inside a Midtown Manhattan McDonald’s near Eighth Avenue and Penn Station around 2 a.m.; he was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Police arrested 25-year-old Juan Mercedes at the scene and charged him with second‑degree assault; Mercedes, a Florida resident, remained in custody as the investigation continued.
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