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MELROSE, the Bronx (PIX11) --- A man was fatally stabbed in the neck and chest following a fight on a Bronx street on Saturday, police said.
Baraquiel Castelan, 32, was attacked near 435 East 153rd Street in Melrose just before 4 p.m., according to the NYPD. The victim and the suspect fought before Castelan was stabbed in the neck, chest, and arm, police said.
Castelan was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved.
The suspect was last seen heading eastbound on 153rd Street. There have been no arrests.
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