Man stabbed in the leg in Midtown, suspect in custody: police

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MIDTOWN MANHATTAN (PIX11) -- A 31-year-old man is recovering from a stab wound following an incident in Midtown Monday evening.

Police say he was stabbed in the upper left thigh around 5 p.m. on West 47th Street near 6th Avenue.

Both the victim and the suspect then ran into the 47-50 Rockefeller Center Subway station, officials say. Officers responded and located the victim. He was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

Police have arrested 25-year-old Orlando Vasquez and charged him with assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon.

It was not immediately clear what led to the stabbing but investigations are ongoing.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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