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A man stabbed to death at a bus stop as he walked home with his girlfriend left a tragic last note on his phone before the horror attack.
Ryan Carson, 32, was killed in Brooklyn, New York City during an unprovoked attack at 4am as he returned from a wedding with his girlfriend Claudia Morales. Footage shows the couple sitting on a bench in Brooklyn when an unidentified male walks past.
A man in a hoodie can be seen kicking something, before turning around seemingly at random and advancing on Mr Carson and his partner, screaming "What the f**k are you looking at?. The terrifying incident then sees Mr Carson backing away as the individual lunges at him, before Mr Carson trips over the bench and his then stabbed as he lays helplessly on the floor.
Tragically, a heartbreaking note was found on his phone where Mr Carson had pledged his undying love for his girlfriend, writing how he would "love Claudia more than she’s ever been loved, which is frankly all she’s ever deserved.". Ms Morales took to Twitter as she shared the note, adding: ""He did, he did, he did."
Police said the man was emotionally disturbed and he spat in Ms Morales' face before kicking Mr Carson and running away. Medical attention couldn't save the social justice advocate and he was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. Hours earlier Ms Morales and Mr Carson were seen at the wedding together enjoying themselves and posing for pictures.
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CCTV shows an attacker brandishing a large knife (PIX11 News/Youtube)In further tribute, his roommate, 31-year-old Tom Krantz told the New York Post: "He’s really... like the epicentre of an entire community that he created, that he brought together. I don’t think anyone is exaggerating when they say he would give the shirt off his back... He was the guy that bent over backward time and time again to be there with his friends."
Mr Carson was also a strong supporter of the environment and was a a senior solid waste campaign manager with the New York Public Interest Research Group at the time of his death. New York Assembly Member Emily Gallagher said she knew Mr Carson before she became a politician. They bonded over shared experiences of losing friends to drug overdose and Mr Carson once walked from New York City to Albany to raise awareness for safe injection facilities.
Ms Gallagher said she was "absolutely in disbelief" at what happened to her friend. "If you wanted to talk, he was absolutely always ready to talk, always there for you," she told CBS. The New York Public Interest Research Group said in a statement, that Mr Carson was "a beloved staffer, colleague and friend, and a creative, talented, relentless and upbeat advocate for students and the environment."
Police are appealing for information in this suspect (CLAUDIAPOSTING/Twitter)
Hours earlier Ms Morales and Mr Carson were seen at the wedding together enjoying themselves and posing for pictures (CLAUDIAPOSTING/Twitter)The NYPD released a photo Tuesday of an unidentified male suspect being sought in the murder. No arrests have been made at this time. Police are working to develop probable cause to make an arrest, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny saaid.
On the incident, Kenny added during a press conference: "Mr. Carson immediately places himself between the male and his female companion to protect her. As Mr. Carson laid dying on the sidewalk, the male with the knife kicks him in the chest, threatens to stab the woman companion and spits in her face."
Prior to the random attack, the suspect was seen "acting agitated" while talking to a woman police believe to have been his girlfriend, Kenny said. Following the stabbing, the woman apologized to the couple and said the name Brian, Kenny said.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams called the murder "unthinkable," and vowed that the NYPD "won't rest until we bring him to justice."