According to police, two MoMA officers received stab wounds to a man whose membership had been revoked; the investigation is ongoing

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) – Two employees were stabbed at the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday afternoon, police said.

According to police, the suspect came to the museum around 4:15 p.m. and stabbed two officers. They say the suspect was a member of the museum and had just received a letter of revocation the day before. The man wanted to watch the movie, jumped over the reception desk and started the attack and stabbed the staff in the back, collarbone and neck.

Both victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where they are in stable condition and are expected to be all right.

Police say they know who the suspect is because they are looking for him in connection with two previous incidents in Midtown. Museum staff also know the suspect, as he is a regular at the museum. According to surveillance footage, he fled the museum after the attack.

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He is described as a 60-year-old white man in a black jacket and blue surgical mask. Under his jacket he has a colorful patterned shirt and hood.

Visitors to the museums inside said there was chaos inside the incident.

“I was watching Picasso and Cezanne, you know, just enjoying the museum, and suddenly they said, ‘The museum is closed,’ and people started running,” David Dureiko said.

Dureika said there was panic on the escalator.

“Then they started shouting, ‘Get out, get out for your safety,'” he added.

Dee Daly was at a gift shop with her daughter when staff threw them into a safe room in the basement.

“It was tense. I was trying to be calm for my daughter,” he said.

A tourist named Missy says she saw the horror when everyone ran out.

“I saw a tape with the inscription” police “. Then the woman lay as if alive on the floor, but then I think I saw a stain of blood on the wall, ”she said.

Some people, like Evelyn from Vienna, who had a ticket for Saturday, are counting on them not being inside.

“I’m shocked, it’s awful,” she said, “I came to her in a taxi hoping to see the exhibition, but …”

The MoMA has announced it will be closed on Sunday as police investigate and continue searching for the suspect.

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