Bronx: 3 teens stabbed after fight breaks out in playground
Three teenage boys were stabbed after a fight escalated on a Bronx playground on Wednesday.
Three teenagers were stabbed in the heat of a fight that broke out on a Bronx playground in New York City on Wednesday, authorities said.
According to PIX11 News, the incident happened on Prospect Avenue in Tremont around 6 pm local time.
Individuals hurt in the brawl include a 15-year-old boy who suffered a laceration to his back, a second 15-year-old boy stabbed in the torso and a 16-year-old boy stabbed in the left thigh.
It's unclear what led to the fight that eventually developed into a stabbing at Prospect Playground.
The investigation is ongoing.
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UPDATE (August 23 IST): Resident Skiej Burke told Bronx.News12.com, “It’s a bad look for us as a community, us as a unit. We’re supposed to be a family. We should be able to talk through our issues and problems. Not revert to stuff like that.”
All three children were taken to the hospital for medical aid. Meanwhile, police seem to have a person of interest in custody. Arrests haven't been made as of yet.
This news comes over a week after 39-year-old Clarence Woodward was arrested in connection with the double stabbing of two men inside the 24-hour 303 Laundromat in the Bronx. The stabbing happened on August 8.
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Woodward was charged with murder, manslaughter and two counts of assault, according to police. Victims included a 47-year-old man stabbed in the back. Another man, stabbed in the legs, torso and back, was pronounced dead in the aftermath at Lincoln Hospital.
