A Columbia University student was fatally stabbed and a tourist was injured Thursday in unprovoked stabbings near a popular New York City park, according to police.
The attacks took place around 11 p.m. in the area of Morningside Park in upper Manhattan.
The 30-year-old Columbia student was stabbed in the stomach at 123rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, a New York City Police Department spokesperson said.
The 27-year-old tourist was stabbed in the torso at 110th Street and Cathedral Parkway.