Overview
- The stabbing took place in the David Swope Student Center at SUNY Westchester Community College and involved a fistfight that escalated into knife injuries.
- The stabbing, which happened Wednesday, Sept. 16, left two people wounded and prompted multiple 911 calls that brought Westchester County Police to the scene.
- Both victims were taken to Westchester Medical Center with one described as seriously injured and possibly needing surgery.
- Two suspects who were also hurt in the altercation were treated at Phelps Hospital and are being held in police custody with charges pending.
- College officials closed the student center, kept other buildings and classes open, and said there is no ongoing threat while detectives continue their investigation into why four people who knew one another fought.