Asian man stabbed in back in Chinatown, suspect charged with attempted murder as a hate crime

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The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, sources said.

A 23-year-old has been charged with second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime after allegedly stabbing a 36-year-old Asian man in the back in New York City's Chinatown, police sources said.

Salman Muflihi, of Brooklyn, allegedly pulled an 8-inch knife on the victim at about 6:20 p.m. Thursday, according to police sources.

After the attack Muflihi ran to a security guard outside the nearby Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, allegedly telling the guard, "I just stabbed someone. Where are the police at?" sources said.

Muflih allegedly told detectives that he "didn’t like the way" the victim "looked at him,"

Muflihi was also charged with assault, forgery and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police sources.

Violence against Asians has been growing since the pandemic.

Between March and December last year, the organization Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate recorded nearly 3,000 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents nationwide.

The New York City Police Department reported a 1,900% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes last year.

Fineous4 on February 27th, 2021 at 00:03 UTC »

The fuck is wrong with people?

sanesociopath on February 26th, 2021 at 20:40 UTC »

After the attack Muflihi ran to a security guard outside the nearby Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, allegedly telling the guard, "I just stabbed someone. Where are the police at?" sources said. Muflih allegedly told detectives that he "didn’t like the way" the victim "looked at him,"

Umm wtf... this dude probably should get a psych evaluation

human_male_123 on February 26th, 2021 at 20:39 UTC »

It's not in this article, but this is his second time attacking an Asian.

https://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-man-charged-hate-crime-alleged-stabbing-asian-man-lower-manhattan

This attacker turned himself in and said it wasn't about race, he just didn't like how the guy looked at him. So the NYPD initially didn't include hate crime charges.

Come to find out, last month he had assaulted another Asian. So they're tacking on the charge. Either way, he is in for hard time.