Sources say the suspect is being questioned at the 81st Precinct, and charges are pending.
NEW YORK - A suspect in the deadly stabbing of New York City activist Ryan Carson was taken into custody Thursday morning, police sources tell CBS New York. His name has not been released. Carson and his girlfriend were seen on surveillance video sitting on a bench at a bus stop on Malcolm X Boulevard around 4 a.m. Monday in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Police said a man walked by them, with no interaction.
Carson is seen tripping and falling to the ground, and the assailant stabs him three times, piercing his heart.'As Mr. Carson lay dying on the sidewalk, the male with the knife kicks him in the chest, threatens to stab the woman companion and spits in her face,' Kenny said.Investigators said they do not believe the attacker knew Carson or his girlfriend. Carson was known for his activism against opioid overdoses.
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