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Suspect, 14, Arrested for Slashing Two Students Near High School in Forest Hills Wednesday: NYPD

Two high school students were allegedly slashed by a 14-year-old boy Wednesday at 108th St. and 67th Ave. (Google Maps)

Nov. 4, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

Two high school students were slashed by a 14-year-old boy during a quarrel near a Forest Hills school Wednesday, according to police.

The victims, both boys, were in the vicinity of 108th Street and 67th Avenue – around a block away from Forest Hills High School – at around 3:45 p.m. when the suspect cut them with a switchblade during a dispute, police said.

The boys were both slashed on the hand and were then taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital by EMS in stable condition, police said. One of the victims is 15-years-old while the age of the second victim has not been revealed.

The 14-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with assault, police said. Cops did not provide a motive for the attack.

All three boys are students at the Forest Hills High School, according to the New York Daily News.

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Joe

This is not fair you should also add he was jumped and threatened by 10 other guys and was scared for his life and did not know what to do so he did that for self defense

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