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Double Stabbing Leaves 34-Year-Old Man Dead, Another Man Injured: Police

Both men were stabbed in the torso, the NYPD said

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  • A 34-year-old man died and 35-year-old man was injured after the two were stabbed in the Bronx, police said
  • Both men were stabbed in the torso in the Parkchester section of the Bronx
  • The 34-year-old, who was stabbed several times in the torso, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital

A man died and another man was injured after the two were stabbed in the Bronx, police said.

Police responding to a 911 call found 34-year-old Joseph Luna with several stab wounds to his torso and a 35-year-old man with one stab wound to his torso in front of 2026 Westchester Ave., between Olmstead and Pugsley avenues in Parkchester, at 4:22 a.m. on Sunday, the NYPD said.

The men were taken to Jacobi Hospital, where Luna died, police said.

The name of the second man stabbed wasn't immediately known.

Early Monday, police said they arrested two men in connection with the stabbings. Frederick Strachan, 27, and Edward Binyard, 26, both of the Bronx are charged with murder and attempted murder.

The investigation is ongoing.

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