A young woman died and a second was hospitalized after a stabbing inside a Brooklyn deli over the weekend, according to police and witnesses.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Park Slope on the corner of Saint Marks Place and 4th Avenue.
A witness said it started when a man made a move on the two young women at the deli, and they rejected his advances. The witness said the man called them names, left and then came back.
"He walked down the block angry. And then two or three minutes later he comes up and starts banging and kicking on the glass door trying to get in," the witness explained.
Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox. Sign up for NBC New York newsletters.
The group inside had apparently locked the door for everyone's safety.
"He walked away again, so they unlocked the door so everybody could leave. The second they opened the door, he ran back into the door and started attacking them," the witness said.
When they left the store, the killer then cornered them, according to police. He allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed 19-year-old Samyia Spain in the chest and neck. Her twin sister suffered a cut to her arm and was expected to survive.
News
Those who knew the twins said they were with family earlier in the night, and later went to visit a store just before the time of the stabbings.
Police did not release any details about a suspect, but said no arrests had been made. Investigators were reviewing surveillance footage from Sunday.
