(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Crime scene at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
NEW YORK CITY – A man was stabbed in the neck and killed Sunday morning as he slept on a train in what police described as a random attack at Penn Station. Police said the stabbing happened at around 12:30 a.m. The 32-year-old victim, identified as Akeem Loney, was on a northbound 2 train, according to the NY Post. Loney was described as an avid street soccer player and may have been homeless at the time of his killing.
Akeem Loney, 32-years-old, was stabbed to death by an unknown man on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021. (Credit: Street Soccer USA)
After being stabbed in the neck, Loney was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to the NY Post, in 2017 Looney joined the adult portion of Street Soccer USA, a Manhattan-based recreational program for special-needs and homeless children.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Police officer at crime scene at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Blood on ground at crime scene at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021.
VIDEO DIPLOMATIC TIMES / (© Diplomatic Times) Crime scene at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train early Sunday morning November 21, 2021.
The alleged killer is still at large, police said. The NYPD issued a Wanted For Homicide Alert:
Police said suspect is approximately 5’9″ and around 185 lbs. Video footage captured show alleged suspect wearing a white baseball cap, covered with a checkered hood, a grey jacket, a white shirt, black trousers, black footwear, and a face mask.
🚨WANTED for HOMICIDE: Do you know this guy? On 11/21/21 at approximately 12:17 AM, on board a northbound "2" train near Penn Station, the suspect stabbed a 32-year-old male in the neck, causing his death. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or anonymously call them at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/Xb4dmW6DDC
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 21, 2021
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Blood on ground at crime scene at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021.
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Uptown Bronx No.2 Train at New York City Penn Station where a man allegedly stabbed to death another shortly early Sunday morning November 21, 2021.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) Police officer puts up yellow crime scene tape inside New York City Penn 34 TH Street Station, where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021.
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / © Diplomatic Times) yellow crime scene tape inside New York City Penn 34 TH Street Station, where a man allegedly stabbed to death another on an uptown bound subway train shortly after midnight November 21, 2021
2 Homeless Men Stabbed In Bloody Altercation Near Madison Square Garden, New York
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Crime scene where two homeless men stabbed each other outside pizza restaurant near Madison Square Garden at NY Penn Station, October 24, 2021.
Just last month, two homeless men stabbed each other in a bloody altercation that began inside the Moynihan Train Hall across from Madison Square Garden at Penn Station. They were both taken with injuries to Bellevue Hospital and were in police custody. It was unclear what started the dispute that eventually spilled out onto the streets with one of the men fleeing into a pizzeria where they continued to slash each other with knives.
