Off-duty NYPD officer stabbed during attempted robbery in Norwood
A source close to the investigation says the officer works at the 50th Precinct. He was attacked just after 1:45 p.m. Friday outside 3174 Rochambeau Ave.
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An off-duty NYPD officer was stabbed during an apparent attempted robbery in Norwood, according to city and law enforcement officials.
A source close to the investigation says the officer works at the 50th Precinct. He was attacked just after 1:45 p.m. Friday outside 3174 Rochambeau Ave.
Sources say he suffered severe lacerations to his torso, arm and leg. Paramedics rushed him to Jacobi Hospital, where he is listed in expected to recover, according to the NYPD.
News 12 obtained exclusive video of the off-duty officer on the ground, being tended to by EMS.
Police sources say an active manhunt is underway for two men, who took off from the scene on an e-bike.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the officer at Jacobi on Friday afternoon.
News 12 cameras caught Mamdani leaving the hospital, surrounded by a large police presence.
Minutes later, Mamdani posted about the attack on X.
"Earlier today, an off-duty NYPD detective was stabbed several times in the Bronx during what preliminary information indicates was an attempted robbery.
I visited the detective and his family at Jacobi Hospital with Police Commissioner Tisch.
He is thankfully in stable condition, and I am hoping for his quick and complete recovery. I am confident that the NYPD will identify and apprehend the suspects and that the people responsible will be held to account."
No arrests have been made as of 5:30 p.m. Friday.
