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Updated · Fox News · Oct 6

NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes Leaves Hospital After 7 Stab Wounds in Bronx Robbery

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Oct 6

NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes Leaves Hospital After 7 Stab Wounds in Bronx Robbery

Q: With the e-bike attackers still at large in the Bronx, what critical detail in the surveillance video might finally bring them to justice?

The most important clue is likely a clear identifying feature captured on the surveillance video or stills — especially the suspects’ faces, any distinctive tattoos, scars, hairstyle, or unique clothing details, as well as the specific make, color, or markings of the motorized e-bike they used to flee. So far, police have publicly described one suspect as shirtless, wearing black sweatpants and black sneakers, and the other as wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants, and black sneakers. Those descriptions are broad, which means investigators will be looking for sharper visual details in the footage that can separate these men from countless others in the area. In cases like this, even a small detail in the video can be decisive: a logo on the hoodie, a visible tattoo, the exact chain-snatching sequence, or a unique component on the bike such as decals, a basket, modified frame, or damage. Investigators can match those details against other camera footage, prior arrest photos, neighborhood recognition, and tipster information. The NYPD has already released the surveillance video and images and is urging the public to help identify the men. If the footage shows a recognizable face or a distinctive feature tied to either suspect or the e-bike, that could be the detail that finally leads detectives to them.

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Jose Mercedes walked out of Jacobi Medical Center on Monday after being stabbed and slashed seven times in an off-duty Bronx robbery attempt last week.
Two suspects on an e-bike tried to snatch the detective's gold chain as he cleared his car trunk in Norwood on Friday, and he fought back before being wounded.
Mercedes still chased the attackers for about two blocks before collapsing near East 206th Street and Rochambeau Avenue, underscoring the severity of his injuries.
Hundreds of NYPD officers cheered his release, while Commissioner Jessica Tisch said detectives would relentlessly pursue the two suspects, who remained at large Monday.