A knife fight between warring Mexican gangs in a Brooklyn park on Saturday afternoon resulted in one man dead and another in critical condition, according to police and sources.
The incident occurred just before 2 p.m. inside Dyker Beach Park in Dyker Heights. Authorities responded to find two men who had been stabbed – one in the chest and the other in the abdomen.
Both victims were transported to Maimonides Hospital. The 21-year-old man who sustained a chest wound was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The other victim, a 30-year-old, remains in critical condition with an abdominal stab wound.
Police took one individual into custody at the scene. Further details regarding the altercation or additional arrests were not immediately available.