New York’s Museum of Modern Art was evacuated after the stabbings
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The Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan was evacuated Saturday afternoon after two female employees were stabbed inside the site, a spokeswoman for the New York City Police Department confirmed.
Their spokesman said the victims were in stable condition and transported to Bellevue Hospital.
John Miller, deputy commissioner in charge of public information, said at a news conference the alleged suspect had his museum membership revoked earlier this week due to two separate incidents that occurred during the past few days. recently.
The man is said to have entered the museum with his card, jumped over the front desk and stabbed two women multiple times.
Miller said he was caught on video leaving the area. This person has been known to the police and they are working to locate him.
People have taken to social media to share videos and photos of police cars surrounding the entrance of the art museum, with some describing evacuations from the scene.
“Got to meet friends at @MuseumModernArt. Was greeted with a bunch of people on the run,” Alyssa Katz, deputy editor of The City, shared on Twitter.