Brooklyn autoshop worker stabbed 16 times, fighting for life: sources

GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A Brooklyn autoshop worker is fighting for their life after they were viciously stabbed over a dozen times Friday morning, sources told PIX11 News.

The suspect walked into the shop on Avenue X in Gravesend just before 11 a.m. and told the worker he was going to go bankrupt, sources said. He then stabbed the worker roughly 16 times, per sources.

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The suspect barricaded himself inside, and the FDNY had to kick down the door to access the victim, sources said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a collapsed lung, according to sources. They were listed in critical condition.

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It was unclear whether the suspect and victim knew each other before the attack or if the suspect was a customer of the autoshop…

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