NEW YORK — A 27-year-old resident of a New York City migrant shelter was charged with murder on Sunday in the fatal stabbing of another resident, police said.
Police were called to the Randall's Island shelter around 7:30 PM on Saturday for a report of an attack in progress. The victim, stabbed in the torso, was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect was arrested at the scene, police said.
Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan in August to house as many as 2,000 migrants on the East River island amid an influx of asylum seekers to the city. More than 161,000 migrants have arrived and sought help from the city since spring 2022, Adams and other officials said last month.