Cops: 4 men stabbed in Riverhead fight
Four Riverhead men were stabbed after a fight broke out at a party in Riverhead early Saturday.
Riverhead Town Police said people attending a party at the Riverhead Polish Hall on Marcy Avenue reported a large fight in the parking lot. When police arrived at about 2 a.m., they found four stabbing victims in the lot.
According to police, witnesses said a man had pulled out a knife and began stabbing the victims. The man was described as thin, about 5'4", and wearing a white T-shirt. He was last seen running north on Marcy Avenue.
Milton Reyes-Cortez, 28, Edgar Valley-Estrada, 23, and Ernesto Munoz, 23, were treated by the Riverhead Ambulance Corp. and taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.
Police said Reyes-Cortez underwent surgery for his injuries and was listed in stable condition in the hospital's intensive care unit. Valley-Estrada and Munoz received multiple lacerations and puncture wounds, and were treated and released from the hospital.
A fourth victim, Adrien Figueroa, 41, refused medical treatment at the scene.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 631-727-4500, ext. 289.
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