Man arrested after stabbing 19-year-old in the back outside 1 Center Street in Lower Manhattan

LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) – A 41-year-old man has been arrested for the stabbing of a 19-year-old man in Lower Manhattan.

The attack happened just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in front of 1 Center Street.

(Video from previous report)

The victim is a Brooklyn resident who was waiting to go to court to comply with a subpoena.

He told investigators that he was talking to a woman in line when the suspect came up behind him and slashed him.

The suspect stabbed him in the lower neck and upper back and fled toward Center Street.

The victim was taken to hospital where he is expected to survive.

He told police he did not recognize the suspect.

Marvin Dupree was spotted late Wednesday afternoon as police combed their area looking for the suspect.

Officers were armed with images from multiple surveillance videos that showed him walking through the area when the stabbing occurred near several city buildings.

Dupree, of Hamilton Heights, was charged with attempted murder and assault.

Dupree has been arrested seven times, mostly for drug possession and sales.

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