NYPD: 16-year-old slashed with scalpel as teens fight outside of Bronx school

EMS took the victim to BronxCare Health System in stable condition.

Caithlin Pena

Jul 10, 2025, 9:37 AM

Updated 8 hr ago

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Police say a fight among teenagers led to the slashing of a 16-year-old boy.
The incident happened in June outside of P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in The Bronx. Police say the 16-year-old boy was in a physical fight with two other teens between 16 and 17 years old. One of the boys slashed the victim with a surgical scalpel before punching and kicking him multiple times, according to police.
EMS took the victim to BronxCare Health System in stable condition. The other two teens left the scene.