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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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