On the Sidewalk Bleeding

On the Sidewalk Bleeding is a short story by an American author Ed McBain, also known as Evan Hunter. The story was first published in Manhunt magazine in 1956. Its protagonist, a sixteen-year-old boy named Andy, bleeds to death on the sidewalk after being stabbed below the ribs by a member of a rival gang. The story is commonly used as teaching material in elementary schools, high schools and colleges. According to Evan Hunter, this was one of his most anthologized stories, together with First Offence and The Last Spin.

Summary
Ignoring Andy's True Identity and Pinning him to something that once held a sense of authority to him.