A Bronx man has been arrested and charged with assault and weapon possession following a stabbing incident late Tuesday on the edge of Times Square, according to police.
Police responded to a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of 50th Street and 7th Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered three men with stab and slash wounds.
A 24-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his torso and a laceration to his leg. A 26-year-old man sustained cuts on both hands and his left leg. An unidentified adult man also had a slash wound on his left leg. All three victims were transported by emergency medical services to Bellevue Hospital and were reported to be in stable condition.
Breshan Watson, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested at the scene. He faces charges including two counts of assault, two counts of menacing, and two counts of possession of a deadly weapon. The circumstances leading to the stabbing were not immediately clear.