Man stabs teen volunteer in stomach at Brooklyn soup kitchen

The teen was volunteering at Masbia Soup Kitchen on Coney Island Avenue when he was stabbed Wednesday afternoon
The teen was volunteering at Masbia Soup Kitchen on Coney Island Avenue when he was stabbed Wednesday afternoon. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A teen volunteer was stabbed by a man Wednesday afternoon at a soup kitchen in Brooklyn, police said Thursday as they searched for his attacker.

The 17-year-old victim was serving food at Masbia of Flatbush on Coney Island Avenue in Midwood around 3:30 p.m. when a disorderly man in his 40s entered the soup kitchen, according to police.

The man was escorted outside, where he stabbed the teen in the stomach, with a sharp object, police said.

The victim was transported to Maimonides Medical Center and is expected to survive.

The suspect fled the scene and remained at large Thursday.

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