NYC Delivery Worker Honored for Aiding Capture of Stabber

A delivery worker has been honored for his role in the capture of a man who stabbed two individuals in Manhattan in July. George Zamot, a UPS employee, was recognized for his courage in following the suspect after the unprovoked attacks and providing crucial information to the New York City Police Department.

On July 23, Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old Jewish man, Moshe Grunhaus, in the chest near Amsterdam Avenue and West 86th Street. Grunhaus had just left a synagogue. Minutes earlier, Morales is believed to have stabbed a 57-year-old Asian man in the back near West 84th Street and Central Park West.

Zamot, who was on his way to make a delivery, witnessed the aftermath of the attack on Grunhaus. He recounted hearing Grunhaus ask for someone to call 911, stating that "the gentleman in the black hoodie had just stabbed me."

"Instinctively," Zamot began following Morales, who fled the scene. Zamot trailed him for several blocks, stating, "I just knew he couldn’t do that again. I was ready to do whatever I had to do."

Morales entered a New York City Housing Authority apartment building. Zamot followed and, in an elevator, came face-to-face with Morales. According to Zamot, Morales acted as if nothing had happened, telling him, "Have a great day."

Zamot noted Morales' apartment number and alerted the NYPD. After a nearly hour-long standoff, police apprehended Morales. Investigators later uncovered evidence indicating Morales holds antisemitic views, according to prosecutors.

Zamot, a father of three, spoke about his actions at the UJA-Federation of New York’s Rally to Stop Anti-Semitism. He urged New Yorkers to "be the thing that hate crimes cannot operate around."

Moshe Grunhaus expressed his gratitude in a prerecorded message, calling Zamot "my hero in brown uniform" and stating, "New York City is a safer place because of you. New York City is a better place because of you."