Man, 29, fatally stabbed while playing soccer at Manhattan park

Fort Washington Park soccer field where fatal stabbing happened
Fort Washington Park soccer field where fatal stabbing happened Photo credit Google Maps

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 29-year-old man was fatally stabbed late Sunday afternoon during a dispute at an Upper Manhattan soccer game, the New York Post reported.

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The incident happened at Fort Washington park at West 165th Street and Riverside Drive in Washington Heights where Ricardo Sanchez was playing soccer, police said.

Around 4 p.m., 24-year-old Ronald Guilcapi stabbed him in his chest, arm and neck with a broken bottle during a fight, authorities said.

Sanchez, who lived in Brooklyn, was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside where he was pronounced dead.

Guilicapi, who lives in the area, was arrested and charged with murder. The circumstances leading up to the stabbing are unclear.

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