Migrant stabbed in stomach outside Randall’s Island shelter

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A migrant was stabbed in a violent clash just outside the Randall’s Island mega shelter Sunday, cops and law enforcement sources said. 

The 26-year-old victim was knifed in the stomach around 10:30 a.m. at Field 82 on the island – near tents used by migrants at the complex, authorities and sources said. 

The victim – who sources identified as a migrant — was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. 

The 26-year-old migrant was stabbed at Field 82 on the island, cops and sources said. KYLE MAZZA/Shutterstock

The circumstances of the feud were unclear Monday, and no arrests had been made. 

A man described as having a light complexion and wearing dark clothing fled the scene, cops said. 

The stabbing is just the latest outbreak of violence at the complex, now home to a mega tent shelter housing thousands of asylum seekers.

About two weeks earlier, Venezuelan migrant mom Sandra Serrano, 44, was fatally shot in the face and back by a moped-riding shooter who also struck two others at Lot 71 on Randall’s Island, authorities said. 

The circumstances of the clash leading to the violence were unclear Monday. KYLE MAZZA/Shutterstock

 A 32-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were hospitalized in stable condition following the July 29 shooting, cops said.

Those victims were part of a crowd of about 50 people celebrating around 3:30 a.m. as the results of the Venezuelan presidential election rolled in, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said at the time. 

Following that incident, the NYPD launched a crackdown on mopeds and scooters used by migrants — in some cases for crime.

The incident was just the latest outbreak of violence at the site in recent months. Christopher Sadowski

In June, a brawl broke out between feuding migrant groups at the site, leading to several arrests.

And in April, five men were charged with assault for their part in a rowdy fight that left one asylum seeker suffering a stab wound and four intervening security guards injured.

In January, a migrant housed at the facility was stabbed to death in a dispute over a woman, leading to three arrests, police said.

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