The man killed in Sunday's East Village stabbing rampage at what locals have dubbed “an open air drug market in the East Village” died while trying to defend
The man killed in Sunday’s East Village stabbing rampage at what locals have dubbed “an open air drug market in the East Village ” died while trying to defend his friend and girlfriend, police said.Law enforcements sources said Alejandro Piedra, 30, allegedly went on a wild stabbing spree at a flea market on 14th Street and Avenue A on June 23 that left a man dead and two others injured.
According to Chief Kenny, a 32-year-old vendor left to use a nearby restroom and when he returned, he found Piedra stealing his items. As the unidentified man fled, Clemson Cockfield — who would ultimately be killed in the brawl — rushed to pick up a piece of the broken glass and began wildly swinging it.Elected officials are decrying the conditions that led to the East Village stabbing Sunday evening that left one dead and two injured at what locals have dubbed an “open air drug market.
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