Police have released photos of suspects wanted in two deadly stabbings that happened just a block apart Wednesday evening in Brooklyn.
Jamal Joseph was killed inside Allegiance Sneaker store on Utica Avenue in Crown Heights just before 7 p.m., police said. He was taken to Kings County Hospital with stab wounds to the neck, shoulder and torso and was pronounced dead.
Police released a photo of a male suspect in a red shirt wanted in connection with that stabbing. Officials are also looking to question three males who ran out of the store at the time.
Another teen, 17-year-old John Garrett, was stabbed to death a block form the sneaker store hours after Joseph was killed there. Garrett was stabbed on Eastern Parkway after 11 p.m.; he was also pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.
Police released a photo showing two suspects in connection with the second stabbing.
Authorities said the stabbings are not connected.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
