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18-Year-Old Homeless Man Fatally Stabbed in Harlem, Police Say

By Ben Fractenberg | October 17, 2016 5:58pm | Updated on October 18, 2016 7:37am
 A man was fatally stabbed on West 145th Street Monday afternoon, police said.
A man was fatally stabbed on West 145th Street Monday afternoon, police said.
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MANHATTAN — A homeless 18-year-old young man was fatally stabbed multiple times in the torso in Harlem on Monday afternoon, police said. 

Ashton Niles was found unconscious at 203 W. 145 St. at about 4:32 p.m., according to FDNY and NYPD officials.

Niles, who was homeless, was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital, police said Tuesday morning.

There were no immediate arrests and the investigation is ongoing.  

It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the stabbing.