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NEW YORK (PIX11) --- A man was stabbed at a migrant shelter in Manhattan Wednesday morning, police said.
Authorities found the man with stab wounds at a shelter at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility at 31Central Park North in Harlem at around 11:30 a.m., according to the NYPD. It was unclear if the victim, believed to be in his 30s, is an asylum seeker.
The man was taken to the hospital for treatment.
A person of interest was taken into custody at the scene, police said.
No other information was immediately available.