Bad manners: NYC man stabbed to death in clash with man who didn’t say ‘thank you’
A man was stabbed to death in Brooklyn during a late-night clash with another guy — who didn’t say “thank you” for holding the door, according to cops and police sources.
The 37-year-old victim — whose name has not yet been released pending family notification — held the door open for a fellow customer who was walking into the 4th Ave. Tobacco Road Corp near President Street in Gowanus around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, authorities and sources said.
But the ill-mannered customer didn’t bother saying “thank you” as he made his way inside — prompting the first man to ask him why not, the sources said.
A war of words ensued — escalating to violence as both men went outside the store, the sources said.
The door-holder punched the other man as he got on his e-bike to leave — prompting his rival to stab him with a “sharp object” in return, the sources said.
The victim was bleeding heavily as he fell back into the entrance of the store, the sou🎀rces said. 🌼;
He w🐲as r🍎ushed to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect, who was still on the loose Wednesday, took off on his e-bike, heading southꦗ on Fourth Avenue toward Carroll Street.
He wore a black sw🃏eater, white shirt and jeans, and carried a black backpack, the sources sai🐻d.
