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New York man sneaks up and tries to slit unsuspecting victim’s throat

A New York man tried to sneak up on an unsuspecting victim and slice his throat in the middle of the street in a shocking moment that was caught on camera.

A bystander who was watching a fight break out from above captured the incredible scene as a group of people began arguing with each other in Harlem.

Then a man wearing a black jersey and black pants suddenly runs into the frame, clearly clutching something in one of his hands.

He slows his pace and tries to sneak up behind a man wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts.

A New York man tried to sneak up on an unsuspecting victim and slice his throat in the middle of the street in a shocking moment that was caught on camera

The man puts a knife to his unsuspecting victim’s throat, ready to slice.

But he was the one in for a surprise when the man in the white shirt suddenly turns around and manages to escape his grasp.

The man in the white shirt moves a few paces away from his would-be attacker, but the man with the knife wasn’t ready to back down.

‘Get them!’ the man filming the brawl says from behind the camera.

The man in the black shirt, still carrying the knife, tries to lunge forward.

Aman wearing all-black clothing and clearly clutching something in one of his hands tries to sneak up behind a man wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts and puts the knife to his throat

Aman wearing all-black clothing and clearly clutching something in one of his hands tries to sneak up behind a man wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts and puts the knife to his throat

But he was the one in for a surprise when the man in the white shirt suddenly turns around and manages to escape his grasp

But he was the one in for a surprise when the man in the white shirt suddenly turns around and manages to escape his grasp

The man in the white shirt moves a few paces away would from his would-be attacker, but the man with the knife wasn't ready to back down

The man in the white shirt moves a few paces away would from his would-be attacker, but the man with the knife wasn’t ready to back down

But the man in the white shirt is clearly the stronger fighter, unafraid of the other man’s weapon as he begins to pummel him with punches.

He pushes the man in the black shirt against a car as he continues to beat him.

‘Oh, Harlem just got f****d up,’ the man behind the camera comments.

The man in the black shirt falls to the ground as a group rushes toward him.

But the man in the white shirt is clearly the stronger fighter, unafraid of the other man's weapon as he begins to pummel him with punches

But the man in the white shirt is clearly the stronger fighter, unafraid of the other man’s weapon as he begins to pummel him with punches

He pushes the man in the black shirt against a car as he continues to beat him, knocking him to the ground 

He pushes the man in the black shirt against a car as he continues to beat him, knocking him to the ground 

But the fight’s not over yet.

As the man in the black shirt begins to get up, the other man is clearly still roaring to go.

‘Come here!’ he screams. ‘Come here!’

The man in the black shirt approaches him and they continue to yell at each other.

The man in the black shirt is still roaring to fight, but his would-be victim slips away into a car 

The man in the black shirt is still roaring to fight, but his would-be victim slips away into a car 

The man in the black shirt tries to stop the car, even attempting to run after it as it speeds off

The man in the black shirt tries to stop the car, even attempting to run after it as it speeds off

‘Harlem always getting knocked out,’ the man behind the camera comments.

But after a number of false starts, the man in the white shirt instead hops into the backseat of a moving black car that had been waiting nearby.

The man in the black shirt tries to run after the vehicle, but instead falls to the ground.

He then gets up, giving the fleeing car a long stare before finally turning around.

He then gets up, giving the fleeing car a long stare before finally turning back around

He then gets up, giving the fleeing car a long stare before finally turning back around

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