According to police, at 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 23, officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to a call regarding an assault at 1123 Halsey St. Upon their arrival, police found the victim, 24-year-old Shaliek Smith, with a stab wound to his chest.

Officers responded to a home on Halsey Street near Central Avenue in Bushwick around 3:40 p.m. and found 24-year-old Shaliek Smith outside with a stab wound to his chest, according to police. Paramedics took him in critical condition to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he later died, officials said.

Around six men attacked the victim outside a Central Ave. deli near Schaefer St. in Bushwick , and he ran for his life around 3:40 p.m., said police.