14-year-old stabbed to death in NYC subway: NYPD

HAMILTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A 14-year-old boy died after he was stabbed inside the New York City subway Saturday, police said.

The teen was found suffering from a stab wound to the stomach on the northbound 1 train platform inside the 137th Street–City College station in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, around 3 p.m., NYPD officials said.

Police believe the teen was stabbed when he got into a dispute with someone he knew while on a northbound 1 train. The teen was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made, but police identified a person of interest who was seen in surveillance footage.

"This senseless and tragic incident is awful," MTA NYC Transit President Richard Davey said in a statement. "We are cooperating with the NYPD investigation that remains in its early stages."

The investigation has impacted subway service in the area. According to the MTA, these are the service impacts:

• The last stop on northbound 1 trains will be 96th Street
• The last stop on some southbound 1 trains will be the 137th Street-City College station
• 1 trains are running with delays in both directions

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