NYC teen Thierno Bah wanted in fatal in the Flatiron District stabbing of Denzel Bimpey
Police are on the hunt for a teenager they say is tied to last week’s Manhattan stabbing that left a college freshman dead.
Thierno Bah, 18, is wanted in connection to the slaying murder of Bronx resident Denzel Bimpey on Dec. 15, the NYPD announced Friday.
Police did not say what Bah’s link to the deadly crime could be, but confirmed he has no prior record of criminal history.
The incident unfolded around 10:40 p.m. on the corner of East 26th Street and Park Avenue South in what investigators believe was a gang member mix-up.
Bimpey, an 18-year-old SUNY Morrisville freshman, was attacked while traveling on a bus back to his home in the Bronx for Christmas, his family told The Post earlier this week.
Other students on the bus — believed to be Six Blocks of Harlem gang members — verbally argued with Bimpey and his friends on the bus ride down from Syracuse.
At one point, the group demanded to know which “block” Bimpey’s friends were from, to which they emphasized they weren’t part of a gang, NYPD officials said.
The spat turned deadly when the bus arrived in the Flatiron District and commuters started to gather their bags.
One of the alleged gang members repeatedly slashed Bimpey — sticking him in the chest, shoulder and arm, cops said.
Bimpey and his friends tried to escape, but the wounded teenager collapsed and his attacker ran off.
He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died.
“The victim’s group has no prior arrest history. It just seems to be students that came across a group that may have mistaken them for other gang members,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters Tuesday.
The fatal dispute is believed to be tied to a feud between rival gangs, the Six Blocks of Harlem and the Bronx’s Nine Blocks, according to cops.
The NYPD said an unidentified person of interest was in custody Tuesday, but charges had not been filed as of Friday, the department confirmed.
The attack came amid an increase in stabbings citywide this year. NYPD data shows the number of stabbings and slashings rose 6% across the five boroughs from last year, to nearly 5,000.
