NYC subway knife brawl leaves 2 men injured
New York City subway (Marcus Santos/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
NEW YORK - On Saturday, two men were injured after an early morning knife fight inside a Times Square subway station.
According to authorities, at around 2:29 a.m., NYPD officers responded to a brawl in the Times Square Shuttle mezzanine area at West 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway.
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Upon arrival, officers saw many people in their teens to 20s running away from the area.
Two people were found with knife wounds. One, a 23-year-old man, was found with stab wounds to the torso and leg, while a second was found with a slash wound to his head.
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Both were taken to NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue, both in stable condition.
The second suspect, 22-year-old Jermaine Cloud, was placed into custody and a knife was recovered from him. He is facing charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, and assault.
An investigation into the fight is ongoing.