NYPD cop stabbed 10 times by illegal immigrants chased thugs despite his injuries: prosecutors

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Vago, S., & Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2026, October 14). NYPD cop stabbed 10 times by illegal immigrants chased thugs despite his injuries: prosecutors. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/us-news/nypd-cop-stabbed-10-times-by-illegal-immigrants-chased-thugs-despite-his-injuries-prosecutors/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-14 · by Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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Off-duty NYPD detective Jose Mercedes was stabbed 10 times by D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneinder Mejia, who are in the US illegally, during an attack on October 2. Despite repeatedly identifying himself as a cop, Mercedes chased the attackers for two blocks while barefoot until he collapsed from blood loss. Bronx prosecutors charged Mejia with attempted murder of a police officer and Caraballo with assault of a police officer; both remain held without bail pending trial.
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On October 2, Off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes was stabbed 10 times by D'Angelo Caraballo and Sneinder Mejia, both illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Despite being severely injured, Detective Mercedes chased the attackers for two blocks while barefoot before collapsing due to blood loss. The incident occurred in the Bronx when the suspects demanded his bicycle chain; he identified himself as a police officer multiple times but was attacked anyway. Both suspects were arraigned on attempted murder charges and ordered held without bail on October 14. Markwayne Mullin, the Homeland Security Secretary, criticized Governor Kathy Hochul for staying silent about this incident while criticizing ICE after another shooting involving migrants.

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📰 NYPD Cop Stabbed By Illegal Immigrants
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Steven Vago
21 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the right call to stick by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite mounting pressure from Hizzoner’s socialist comrades.
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🔮 City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers.
🔮 “He needs to be released,” she said of Belgal, repeating a call by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who suggested the menace was a regular “New Yorker.”
🔮 Carrasco then fled the scene, leaving behind a bouquet of flowers he had apparently hoped would help smooth over the pair’s troubled relationship.
🔮 “On the eve of the third anniversary of Oct. 7th, we renew our pledge to Jewish institutions that they will not be left to protect themselves without a strong partner in the NYPD.
🔮 Neighbors told police that the mom and baby may have been thrown from the balcony, and law-enforcement said cops have identified a potential person of interest in the incident, but no details were released. “Please don’t do this!” a tenant told WABC News she heard a woman yelling before the resident saw something plummet to the ground.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch also visited the cop at the hospital.
🔮 “They’re shown videos that Israel was starving Palestinian girls,” said Josh Horowitz, who left Williamsburg and moved upstate to have his daughter in a safer setting.
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Topics

Bronx Massachusetts Mercedes NYPD the Dominican Republic

Subjects

Mercedes PERSON · 4× Bronx GPE · 3× Caraballo PERSON · 2× Irace PERSON · 2× Mejia PERSON · 2× NYPD ORG · 2× D’Angelo Caraballo PERSON · 1× Jose Mercedes PERSON · 1× Paul Irace PERSON · 1× Sneinder Mejia PERSON · 1×

Narrative

An off-duty NYPD detective was stabbed 10 times by a pair of illegal immigrants despite repeatedly identifying himself as a cop – then chased the thugs for two blocks while barefoot despite his injuries, Bronx prosecutors said Wednesday.
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An off-duty NYPD detective was stabbed 10 times by a pair of illegal immigrants despite repeatedly identifying himself as a cop – then chased the thugs for two blocks while barefoot despite his injuries, Bronx prosecutors said Wednesday. asserted
prosecutors → stab → injuries
The revelation came as the two accused attackers – D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneinder Mejia – were arraigned on attempted murder charges in the Oct. 2 assault on hero cop Jose Mercedes and ordered held without bail in Bronx court. asserted
attackers → come → court
“When defendant Mejia was stabbing him numerous times, [Mercedes] attempted to place him under arrest,” Bronx Assistant District Attorney Paul Irace said in court. asserted
Irace → stab → court
“He used his training to stop this from happening.” asserted
He → use → this
He said the hero cop “identified himself several times, over six times, as a police officer.” asserted
cop → say → officer
Irace said Mercedes chased the moped-riding duo until he felt weakened by massive blood loss. asserted
he → say → loss
“As we sit here today, more than two weeks later, he still does not have usage of his left hand and is recovering from that surgery,” Irace told Judge Alvin Yearwood. asserted
Irace → sit → Yearwood
A half-dozen NYPD detectives packed the courtroom. asserted
detectives → pack → courtroom
Mercedes was unloading items from his car when the two pulled up on a two-wheeler and demanded his chain, sparking a scuffle with the 10-year veteran cop. asserted
two → unload → cop
“I almost died,” Mercedes said at a press conference earlier this week. asserted
Mercedes → die → conference
“I told them in English, I told them in Spanish that I was a police officer. asserted
I → tell → Spanish
They didn’t care.” asserted
They → care → ?
Caraballo and Sneinder fled the scene, but cops later caught up with them in Massachusetts. asserted
cops → flee → Massachusetts
Both are natives of the Dominican Republic who were in the US illegally, authorities said. asserted
authorities → say → US
Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to a request for information on their current status. asserted
Officials → respond → status
Mejia, the accused stabber, was charged with first- and second-degree attempted murder of a police officer, and Caraballo was hit with second-degree assault of a police officer. asserted
Caraballo → accuse → officer
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