West Village stabbing: Cops seek suspect who knifed woman in neck on street

Police in the West Village are looking for the suspect who stabbed a woman early on Wednesday morning.

The bloody assault occurred at about 6:17 a.m. on Sept. 11 near the corner of 6th Avenue and West 3rd Street.

Officers from the 6th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the incident, responded to the location and found the victim, a 45-year-old woman stabbed once in the neck.

The motive for the stabbing remains unknown and under investigation, police sources said.

EMS rushed the woman to Bellevue Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition, and is expected to make a recovery.

Detectives, meanwhile, are looking for her attacker, whom police described as a man with a dark complexion who was last seen wearing all black clothing, and fled in an unknown direction following the stabbing.

No arrests have been made thus far, and anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

The 6th Precinct has seen a 26% decrease in felony assaults year-to-date through Sept. 8, according to the most recent CompStat report.

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