Cops: Man stabbed at Nesconset pizzeria, suspect in custody
Suffolk County police officers at the scene Sunday at Gino's of Nesconset where authorities said a man was stabbed and a suspect taken into custody. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
A man was stabbed Sunday morning at a Nesconset pizzeria by an attacker who Suffolk police took into custody, authorities said.
About 11:10 a.m. the male suspect stabbed the man at Gino's of Nesconset on Smithtown Boulevard, according to the Suffolk County police.
The identities of the victim and the attacker were not immediately released but police said they knew each other.
Police did not provide additional details about the stabbing, including what led up to it, the relationship between the two people involved, the victim's condition or any potential charges facing the suspect.
Suffolk police detectives are continuing to investigate.
Brianne Ledda covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. She previously covered Southold and Greenport for The Suffolk Times and is a graduate of Stony Brook University.
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