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Suspects who brutally stabbed off-duty NYPD detective 7 times seen fleeing on e-bike in new footage

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Moore, T. (2026, October 3). Suspects who brutally stabbed off-duty NYPD detective 7 times seen fleeing on e-bike in new footage. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/us-news/nyc-men-who-stabbed-nypd-detective-are-seen-making-getaway-in-new-footage/

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Police released surveillance footage showing suspects fleeing on an e-bike after brutally stabbing and slashing an off-duty NYPD detective seven times in the Bronx. The attack occurred when Detective Jose Mercedes was clearing his trunk near Rochambeau Avenue and East 208th Street around 1:45 p.m. Friday, as the suspects attempted to steal his gold chain. EMS transported Mercedes to Jacobi Medical Center with stab wounds to various parts of his body; he is currently in stable condition.

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On Friday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m., an off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes, a 10-year veteran assigned to the 44th Precinct, was brutally attacked while clearing out his car trunk on Rochambeau Avenue and East 208th Street in Norwood, Bronx. The suspects, two men believed to be Hispanic from the Dominican Republic named Sneider Mejia (24) and D'Angelo Caraballo (25), approached him on an e-bike and tried to steal his gold chain. During the attack, the duo stabbed Mercedes seven times in the neck and leg before fleeing. He was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries but stable condition.

Despite a massive manhunt, Mejia and Caraballo, who were identified as illegal immigrants wanted by ICE, evaded capture until they were found hiding in a basement in Lynn, Massachusetts. They will face attempted murder charges once returned to New York City.

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The men wanted for brutally stabbing and slashing an off-duty NYPD detective seven times during a Bronx robbery could be seen making their getaway in new surveillance footage released by police Saturday. uncertain

men → want → police

Det. Jose Mercedes was clearing out his trunk at the corner of Rochambeau Avenue and East 208th Street in the Norwood neighborhood around 1:45 p.m. Friday when he was ambushed by the brazen e-bike-riding duo, police said. asserted

police → clear → duo

The pair allegedly attacked Mercedes as they tried to snatch his gold chain, officials said. uncertain

officials → attack → chain

“The two individuals stabbed and slashed the victim multiple times throughout the body and proceeded to forcefully remove the victim’s chain from around his neck,” police said. asserted

police → stab → neck

The suspects then fled the location on the motorized bike, last seen traveling southbound on Rochambeau Avenue, cops said. asserted

cops → flee → Avenue

Video from the crime scene shows Mercedes bleeding profusely. asserted

Mercedes → show → scene

EMS rushed him to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition, cops said. asserted

cops → rush → condition

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). asserted

Anyone → regard → PISTA

Suspects who brutally stabbed off-duty NYPD detective 7 times seen fleeing on e-bike in new footage

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