Two teens were hospitalized on Wednesday, Feb. 11, after one was slashed and one was stabbed in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, police said.

 

An NYPD spokesperson said that on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at around 2.49 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding two males who had been assaulted in front of 2897 Sedgwick Avenue, within the confines of the 50th Precinct. The address is that of Peter’s Deli which is located next to the side of Marie Curie High School. A number of other businesses are located nearby.

 

“Upon arrival officers observed a 16-year-old male with a slash wound to the left side of the neck, and a 14-year-old male with a stab wound to the abdomen,” a spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported both victims to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.”

 

Norwood News reached out to NYC Department of Education for comment on the incident and we were referred to the NYPD. We’ve asked the NYPD if the victims were students. We will share any updates we receive.

 

As reported, a group of teens were shot, one, Christopher Redding, 16, fatally, later the same day at West 238th Street and Broadway in nearby Kingsbridge. Norwood News has also asked the NYPD if both incidents are linked. We will share any updates we receive.

It’s possible a security camera affixed to Sedgwick supermarket on Sedgwick Avenue located near to and facing Marie Curie High School may have captured the assault since one person told us that the assault actually happened in front of the side entrance to the school and not in front of the deli.

 

Norwood News spoke to a manager at the supermarket on Saturday, Feb. 14, but he did not have access to view the camera and suggested we return when the owner was available.

Norwood News will share any further updates we receive. Several other business owners / employees in the area said they had either been absent on the day of the incident or had been inside working and had not seen what happened. One man in Peter’s Deli, located next door to the school, said his deli had been full with students around the time the incident occurred and he was busy serving them.

 

We also spoke to some residents about the incident. More to follow.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.