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2 Teens Stabbed In Staten Island High School Knife Attack

Two teens were stabbed yesterday during a Staten Island high school knife attack, according to SILive. A third teen, 16-year-old Larry Adeyanju, was arrested and charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. According to police, Adeyanju was hauled to the dean's office at Curtis High School after the stabbings—where he made a very unsuccessful attempt at hiding the bloody knife. It sounds like teens at the school aren't very surprised by the incident, or the increase in security thereafter: “It’s Curtis. We’ll get over it,” said freshman Raquel Rodriguez.

All three teens involved in the attack live together in a community residence in New Brighton. One victim, a 15-year-old, suffered stab wounds to his chest and abdomen, while the other, an 18-year-old, was stabbed in his left arm—the victims are stepbrothers, as well. Department of Education spokeswoman Margie Feinberg confirmed the incident took place, and added that it spilled outside of Curtis High School: “There was a fight in the school and it continued outdoors. Two students were stabbed and taken to the hospital. A suspect has been arrested. The school is cooperating with police.”

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  • This is yet another example of violence at Curtis. Sadly I don't think it will be the last.

  • Colonel_Ingus

    WHY AREN'T THEIR RACES MENTIONED!?!?!?

    Oh, right, because they might not be white.

  • EdwardAmame

    Should every Gothamist report on a crime (why limit it to crime?) someone was supposed to have committed mention the races of the people involved? Unless we're talking about a hate crime or a crime and the perpetrator is still on the loose and a description is necessary, it could come across a little...odd.

  • Colonel_Ingus

    My point just went right by ya, huh?

    Gothamist loves to trivialize white people.  But has the tact to not do the same for minorities.  

  • If this went down at Curtis HS, i would say with almost absolute certainty  they were non-white.

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