BREAKING: Manhattan’s busy Museum of Modern Art is evacuated after ‘at least two people are stabbed on first floor’
- Witnesses at the scene report that at least one person was stabbed while another claimed to have seen two women being carried out on stretchers
- Police we lined up down the street as they responded to reports of the stabbing
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The Museum of Modern Art in New York City was evacuated on Saturday afternoon amid reports of a stabbing.
Police officials said two people were stabbed inside the museum at around 4 p.m. The injuries were not expected to be life threatening as the victim’s were transported to a nearby hospital, according to NYPD officials.
Witnesses at the scene claimed to have seen two women being carried out on stretchers as police have yet to identify the victims.
Police we lined up down the street as they responded to reports of the stabbings, and people were advised to avoid the area, which is under investigation.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City was evacuated on Saturday afternoon amid reports of a stabbing
Police are stationed at the entrance of the art gallery in Manhattan
Witnesses at the scene report that at least one person was stabbed while another claimed to have seen two women being carried out on stretchers
A FDNY ambulance was seen outside Moma
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