Columbia student stabbed to death in Manhattan
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A Columbia University student has been stabbed to death near the Ivy League school's New York City campus.
A Columbia University graduate student has been stabbed to death near the Ivy League school's New York City campus.
The student, 30-year-old Davide Giri, suffered a stab wound to his abdomen just before 11 p.m. Thursday near West 123 St. and Amsterdam Ave., at the north end of Morningside Park, according to the New York Police Department.
A second victim, a 27-year-old man, suffered a stab wound to his torso. He was found nearby, at the northwest corner of Central Park, and hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
While canvassing the area, a 25-year-old man fitting the suspect's description was taken into custody in Central Park, police said. The 25-year-old "was observed menacing" a third victim, a 29-year-old man, with a knife, police said.
