Man fatally stabbed while eating bagel

A man was eating a bagel outside of a convenience store when he was fatally stabbed in the chest early Thursday morning.

The 31-year-old victim was seated on a crate eating a toasted bagel with jelly around 6:20 a.m. when the suspect walked over to him, unfolded a knife and plunged it into the man's chest, according to the New York Daily News.

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In video of the incident, the victim looks stunned, then tries to escape the suspect. The victim collapsed in front of a taxi and later died, according to WPIX.

The victim was known around the neighborhood as being down on his luck, but always willing to help or do an odd job, according to WPIX.

The suspect told investigators the man had just robbed him, according to the Daily News. The suspect is in custody, but no charges have been filed.

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