Teens involved in altercation near South Avenue Park

At least three teenagers were stabbed in a fight near South Avenue Park in Beacon this week, police said. 

Officers responded to a 911 call at 12:17 a.m. on Wednesday (July 31) indicating that there had been an incident at Looper’s Plaza, the shopping center at the intersection of South and Wolcott avenues. 

Once on the scene, police located a group of individuals walking toward West Center Street. One of them, a 16-year-old male who was bleeding, said he had been in a fight and was stabbed. He was transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh for a non-life-threatening laceration to the head. 

While officers were interviewing him at the hospital, two other individuals believed to be associated with the incident, a 17-year-old female and an 18-year-old male, entered the emergency room also suffering from non-life-threatening lacerations. 

Beacon police urge anyone who witnessed the incident or who has further information to call 845-831-4111 and ask to speak to a detective.

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