One man was stabbed to death and three others were wounded Friday night during what police say may have been a foiled robbery attempt at an illegal gambling den in Brooklyn.

Three of the men were found lying on the sidewalk in the borough�s Sunset Park neighborhood around 9:30 p.m., police said. The area is also known as Brooklyn�s Chinatown.

A 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. Two men, ages 39 and 42, were hospitalized in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. A fourth man was treated at the scene for a puncture wound.

Police are investigating whether some of the men were attempting to rob the gambling den and whether they were stabbed by someone trying to stop them.

The men�s names have not been made public. No arrests have been made.

(AP)