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An investigation is underway after two students were stabbed outside the Abrookin Career and Technical Center in Albany on Monday (January 6). The incident occurred around 11:55 a.m. when the students were getting out of a vehicle near the entrance on Kent Street. Another vehicle pulled up, and a 16-year-old male suspect exited and began fighting with the students. The altercation resulted in a 15-year-old male being stabbed in the calf and a 16-year-old male being stabbed in the bicep. Both victims were taken to Albany Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to News10, the suspect, who knew the victims, fled the scene in a car but was apprehended by police near Green and Westerlo Streets shortly after. He faces charges of second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The suspect was arraigned in Albany Family Court and released to probation supervision.
The incident prompted a brief lockout at both Albany High School and the Abrookin Center as a precaution. School officials are cooperating with the police investigation. No other individuals were harmed during the incident.
CBS6 Albany and Times Union also reported on the incident, confirming the details of the attack and the subsequent arrest.