Brooklyn stabbing: Boy, 16, critically injured in East Flatbush

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a stabbing on an East Flatbush street late Monday, according to authorities.

The victim and another person were arguing near East 46th Street and Winthrop Street around 10:15 p.m. when the dispute turned physical, police said. The other party stabbed the teen in the torso, then fled on foot, officials said.

First responders rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in what authorities described as critical condition.

Investigators had not made an arrest or publicly identified a suspect as of early Tuesday.

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