Two arrested in Brooklyn triple stabbing that left one dead

Adam Devine
NYPD patrol car, NYC - File Photo

NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the NYPD’s 107th Precinct have announced the arrests of two individuals in connection with Sunday’s triple stabbing that left one man dead.

Police in Brooklyn responded to a triple stabbing incident that left one person dead in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

Officers from the 90th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in the area of 107 Knickerbocker Avenue shortly after 3 am.

When police arrived, they found two men stabbed. One person, a 24-year-old, was stabbed in the neck. A second victim, a 26-year-old, was stabbed in the upper body.


EMS treated both men at the scene. They were taken to NYC Health & Hospitals/Elmhurst by FDNY EMS. The 24-year-old victim was pronounced deceased a short time later. The second victim was listed in critical condition.

A third victim, a 21-year-old male, was a walk-in patient at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. Police said he had multiple stab wounds across his body. He was listed in critical condition.

The suspects were identified as a 17-year-old male juvenile and 19-year-old Joan Chicaiza. The deceased male was identified as Diego Ramirez of Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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