Police said two persons of interest were taken into custody after the early Sunday attack.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 26-year-old Manhattan man was stabbed to death and another man was wounded early Sunday outside a Bushwick bar, where police recovered a knife and took two persons of interest into custody.
Police identified the man killed as Amare Simmons. Investigators said the attack happened about 1:45 a.m. outside Marco’s, a bar at 1071 Broadway in Bushwick. Simmons was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. A 28-year-old man also was taken to the hospital with a slash wound to his arm and was expected to recover.
The violence unfolded during the late-night weekend bar hours along Broadway, a busy commercial strip below elevated train tracks in north Brooklyn. Police said Simmons had been stabbed, while the second man suffered a slash injury. Law enforcement sources said an argument came before the stabbing, but officials had not released a full account of what started the dispute, who was involved or whether the two wounded men knew the people taken into custody.
Detectives recovered a knife at the scene, police said. Two persons of interest were taken into custody, but authorities had not announced formal charges as of Sunday night. Police also had not released their names, ages or any possible relationship to the victims. The investigation remained open, and officials had not said whether surveillance video from the bar, nearby buildings or the street had been collected. No additional victims were reported in the first public accounts of the case.
Simmons was listed by police as living at the 30th Street Men’s Intake Center in Manhattan. The center is part of New York City’s shelter intake system for single adult men. Authorities did not release further details about Simmons’ background, family or why he was in Bushwick before the attack. The second man’s name was not released. Police described his condition as stable after treatment at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, a hospital that serves Bushwick, Ridgewood and nearby neighborhoods.
Marco’s, the bar where the stabbing happened outside, is a neighborhood spot on Broadway near the Kosciuszko Street area. Public listings for the bar show late-night hours, including service until 4 a.m. on weekends. The bar posted on social media that it was closed Sunday and planned to reopen Monday. Public reports did not say whether the dispute began inside the bar, outside on the sidewalk or somewhere nearby before spilling onto Broadway.
The stabbing added to a series of late-night violence cases across New York City in which police have had to sort out fast-moving disputes near bars, clubs and other busy gathering places. In this case, investigators had the scene, the recovered knife and two persons of interest early in the inquiry, but the public record still left major questions open. Officials had not said who held the knife, whether more than one weapon was used or whether the fatal wound was captured on video.
The address, 1071 Broadway, sits in a dense part of Bushwick with bars, apartments, storefronts and transit nearby. Broadway carries regular late-night foot traffic, especially on weekends, and the area is served by elevated subway lines that run above parts of the corridor. The early timing of the attack meant investigators were working through a scene that could have included bar patrons, pedestrians, workers and passing traffic. Police did not immediately release witness statements.
The case will move next through the NYPD’s homicide investigation process. Detectives are expected to review physical evidence, interview the injured man and other witnesses, and determine whether the persons of interest should face charges. Prosecutors would review any arrest package before a criminal complaint is filed in court. As of the first reports, no arraignment information had been released, and police had not said whether they were seeking anyone else.
As of Sunday, April 26, Simmons had been pronounced dead, the second man was expected to recover, and the NYPD had not announced formal charges. The next public milestone is expected to be an update from police or prosecutors on whether the persons of interest will be charged.
Author note: Last updated Sunday, April 26, 2026.