Bronx man fatally stabbed in the street: police

THE BRONX — A Bronx man is dead after being stabbed in the street Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place around 4 p.m. on East 149th Street near 3rd Avenue. Authorities responded to reports of a stabbing.

A 38-year-old man had been stabbed numerous times in the torso on the busy street in the Melrose section of the Bronx, the NYPD said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A 41-year-old woman was also slashed in the forearm and hospitalized, police said.

No arrests have been made, nor do investigators have a motive for the stabbing.

The victim's identity has not been released, pending proper family notification.