Boy, 16, injured in stabbing at Smith Haven Mall
A police vehicle is parked outside Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove following a reported stabbing Saturday evening. Credit: Evan Rolla
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove a few minutes before 8 p.m. on Saturday, according to Suffolk County police.
The boy had “attempted to intervene in a dispute between a small group of people on the sidewalk outside of the food court,” police said in a statement.
The victim was taken to a hospital and was being treated for his injuries, which police said were not life threatening.
A second teenager received minor injuries in the fight and was also taken to a hospital.
Suffolk County detectives were investigating.
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