Man Fatally Stabbed And Shot On Corner Of 4th & Atlantic

BOERUM HILL – A Staten Island man was killed in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts on the southwest corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues Wednesday evening.

Police responded to the scene at approximately 8:20pm on September 20 where they found 47-year-old Steven Vargas unconscious and unresponsive with a stab wound and three gunshot wounds to his chest, a NYPD representative said.

EMS transported Vargas to Brooklyn Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A witness told the New York Daily News that Vargas bought a cup of coffee at the Dunkin’ Donuts just before the incident. According to the paper, witnesses described the shooter as a white man, in his 50s, with a beard. He was wearing a green shirt, green jacket, and white shorts.

Investigators believe Vargas may have gotten into a dispute with the suspect prior to the incident, the police representative said.

No arrests have been made yet. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.