A man was fatally stabbed after he was jumped in downtown Brooklyn, officials said Saturday.
The unidentified victim, believed to be in his mid-20s to early 30s, was walking near the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush Aves. — a few steps from both Barclays Center and the Atlantic Center Mall — about 9 p.m. Friday when a group of people raced over and attacked him, witnesses told police.
The victim was repeatedly stabbed in the abdomen, cops said.
Cops responding to a 911 call of an assault in progress found the victim sprawled out on the ground. His attacker had run off.
EMS rushed the victim to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, but he couldn’t be saved. Cops were trying to identify the victim Saturday.
No arrests have been made.
Police on Saturday were scouring the area for surveillance footage that could help them identify the attacker.
