A man who was stabbed in the heart walked five blocks to the hospital with a blade in his chest.
Mohamed Ramirez, 35, was stabbed in the heart around 10pm on Monday night.
Somehow the former EMT was able to walk the five blocks to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York.
The incident occurred outside the Elmhurst Gardens apartment complex, just blocks from where Ramirez lives.
Mohamed Ramirez, 35, was stabbed in the heart around 10pm on Monday night. Somehow the former EMT was able to walk the five blocks to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York
The attack occurred outside the Elmhurst Gardens apartment complex, just blocks from where Ramirez lives
Police are still searching through surveillance footage from cameras. Reports also say they were searching for a weapon, although Ramirez is believed to have walked to the hospital with a knife in his chest.
It is unclear if Ramirez knew his attacker. Police will talk to him when he wakes up from emergency surgery.
Neighbors are shocked that this happened in such a family-friendly area, according to a CBS New York report.
Neighbors are shocked that this happened in such a family-friendly, residential area
Police are still searching through surveillance footage from cameras. Reports also say they were searching for a weapon, although Ramirez is believed to have walked to the hospital with a knife in his chest
Neighbors Leo Fermin, left, and Larry Grande, right, both expressed shock that this kind of violence had occurred in their area
‘This area is really safe. i never seen anything wrong here, never, never, never,’ Leo Fermin said.
Neighbor Larry Grande doesn’t know who would want to hurt him.
‘It’s crazy because I always seen him around. He looked like a good guy,, like no one has anything bad against him,’ he said.
Milly Karafasoulos — a 40 year resident of the neighborhood — said there has recently been a problem with vagrants in the area.
Milly Karafasoulos — a 40 year resident of the neighborhood — said there has recently been a problem with vagrants in the area