Police released their first look at a man wanted in connection to Tuesday morning's fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old victim lying on a park bench in Manhattan.
The suspect was caught on video riding a Citi Bike moments after allegedly stabbing the man in the abdomen, police said.
He approached his victim around 3 a.m. along the Hudson River Park walkway near West 11th Street.
The victim was only stabbed once, but it proved to be a fatal blow. The NYPD said the 34-year-old was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
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Police obtained surveillance images of the alleged suspect and released them to the public Friday in hopes of gathering tips that could lead to an arrest.
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