NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes was expected to speak publicly on Tuesday, Oct. 13, about his recovery from a stabbing attack in the Bronx, Fox News reported. The report said it would be his first public remarks since leaving the hospital.
Mercedes, 33, was off duty and cleaning the trunk of his personal vehicle when two men allegedly attacked him from behind and stabbed him seven times, according to details previously attributed to the NYPD. Despite his injuries, he chased the men before they escaped on an e-bike.
The suspects were identified as D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24. Fox News reported that they were arrested in Massachusetts and held without bail. They are expected to face attempted murder charges after being extradited to New York. Those are allegations; the source material does not report a court finding of guilt.
The article also discusses a separate ICE-involved shooting in New York and quotes a police union leader criticizing city policies and calls to disband an NYPD unit. That incident is unrelated to the attack on Mercedes, and the source provides no independent verification of the views or claims raised in that political dispute.
