A 14-year-old boy was stabbed on Staten Island Tuesday evening, and police are seeking for a 13-year-old suspect, as teenage violence spreads around the city, according to authorities.
The child was stabbed in the leg, just above the knee, during a fight around 5:45 p.m. near a building on Broad Street near Gordon Street that is part of NYCHA’s Stapleton Houses, according to police and sources.
He was transferred to Staten Island University Hospital North and was classified in stable condition.
A 13-year-old suspect, last seen wearing gray sweatpants, fled the scene and remained on the loose Wednesday.
The reason for the violence was not immediately clear.
Wave of Youth Violence in New York City
The 14-year-old is the latest adolescent assaulted in the city since a wave of violence erupted over the weekend, according to authorities.
A 16-year-old kid was shot in the left foot at East 176th Street and Webster Avenue in the Tremont area of the Bronx just before 8 p.m. Monday, according to police.
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition. A weapon was discovered at the scene.
“Multiple persons of interest” were detained, according to officials.
Another 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg around 12:15 a.m. Monday at Avenue D and Troy Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, police said.
According to authorities and sources, the youngster ran home and his mother contacted 911 before being rushed to Maimonides Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to officers and sources, three individuals on Citi Bikes wearing puffy jackets ran toward Church Avenue. A 17-year-old teenager was shot in the right leg and buttocks at East 153rd Street and Third Avenue in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities.
He was transferred to Lincoln Medical Center in stable condition, and no arrests have occurred.
On Saturday night, police reported that 17-year-old Xavier Navarez was fatally shot on Oak Terrace near Beekman Avenue.
Navarez was shot in the back multiple times at 7:45 p.m. and brought to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was first listed in serious condition before dying to his injuries.
James Walker, 33, who lives near the area, was detained in connection with the deadly incident and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon, authorities said.