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Man Stabbed to Death in Brownsville

By Dana Varinsky | February 23, 2014 11:44am
 Police are investigating a fatal stabbing at 345 Dumont Avenue.
Police are investigating a fatal stabbing at 345 Dumont Avenue.
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BROWNSVILLE — A 52-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds in a Brownsville stairwell early Sunday morning, police said.

According to the NYPD, Michael Artist was found unconscious in the Brownsville Houses at 345 Dumont Avenue shortly before 2 a.m.. He had been stabbed in the chest and left arm, police said.

Artist, who lived nearby but was not a resident of the Brownsville Houses, was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made, and police said the investigation is ongoing.