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Hempstead Stabbing Leaves Man Dead, Woman Critical

A stabbing left a man dead and an 18-year-old woman hospitalized in critical condition in Hempstead on Sunday morning, Nassau County police said.

Hempstead village police officers responded to a stabbing on Lawson Street, where they found the man dead of an apparent stab wound at 7 a.m., police said.

A woman who was found suffering from stab wounds on the same street was taken to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries, police said.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.  All callers will remain anonymous.