Man slain in New York stabbed over falling prize

NEW YORK A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death in New York during an argument over a game prize inside a Times Square restaurant, police said Saturday.

The victim had turned in his winning tickets at Dave & Buster’s, an arcade-themed restaurant around 10:45 p.m. Saturday and was reaching for a drone on a top shelf in the prize room when he got into a fight with his killer, according to a restaurant worker who reviewed surveillance footage of the attack.

The stabber feared the drone was going to fall and strike a small girl with him, according to the worker.

“(The victim) accidentally dropped the drone near the little girl. It almost fell on her. That’s when they fought,” said the employee, who asked not to be named.

As the two came to blows, the stabber jammed a large knife into the victim’s chest.

A suspect was arrested a short distance from the restaurant.