NEW YORK — Police said they are searching for a 60-year-old man named Gary Cabana in connection to the stabbing of two employees inside the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday. Security camera footage released by the NYPD shows a man police say is Cabana jumping over a counter and attacking the museum workers, stabbing them repeatedly.
Both employees were taken to Bellevue Hospital are expected to survive, officials said.
At approximately 4:15 p.m., a man attempted to gain entrance to the museum with an expired membership, NYPD officials said at a news conference Saturday. On Sunday, police identified Cabana as a suspect and were working to locate him.
WANTED for An Assault: On Saturday March 12, 2022 at Approx. 4:15 P.M, inside of 11 West 53 Street (Museum of Modern Art) @nypdmtnpct ,Gary Cabana stabbed a 24 year old female and a 24 year old male causing serious physical injury.. Call @ 800-577-TIPS or DM NYPDTips pic.twitter.com/jn0etuJ3qn
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) March 13, 2022
Police said Cabana jumped over the reception desk to attack two workers. One victim suffered two stab wounds to the lower back and a stab wound to the back of the neck, while the other employee recieved a stab wound to the left collar bone, officials said. Both employees are 24-years-old.
Museum security was present at the scene and NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said the incident was "spontaneous" and "rapidly unfolded" before security could respond.
The NYPD said Cabana has two prior "disorderly conduct" incidents on two separate dates and he is known to the staff. Police said he is not a previous employee.
A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adam's office said, “This appears to be an isolated, criminal incident. Neither victim is suffering from life-threatening injuries at this time. The mayor will continue to monitor the situation and the progress of the two victims."
Police say no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.