Robbery Suspect Wanted in Stabbing

Police have identified Donovan Dixon as a suspect in connection with a stabbing and three gunpoint robberies throughout upper Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

October 31, 2023 

NEW YORK - A man wanted in the stabbing of a Harlem teen in the neck is also wanted for armed robberies in Manhattan, the NYPD said. 

Investigators are asking for the public’s help in catching Donovan Dixon for a series of gunpoint robberies throughout upper Manhattan. Cops had originally been searching for Dixon in connection with the stabbing of a teen outside a grocery store in Harlem last month. 

At around 6:30 pm on September 28, Dixon had gotten into a dispute with a 16-year-old male in front of a grocery store on East 116th Street. Cops said Dixon then walked up to the teen, pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck. 

The attacker then fled on foot. 

The victim suffered a large puncture wound to his neck and was rushed by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem. 

Cops said the victim was listed in critical yet stable condition. 

During an investigation, police identified Dixon as the main suspect in the stabbing. They are also looking for Dixon in connection with at least three gunpoint robberies throughout upper Manhattan. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.