Nassau cops investigate stabbing of Uniondale High School student, 15
Nassau police are investigating the stabbing of a 15-year-old Uniondale High School student Wednesday afternoon, police and school officials said.
Police received a call at 2:42 p.m. reporting that a male was stabbed, said Officer Scott Santomero, a police spokesman.
A group of unknown males confronted the student at the corner of Walnut Street and Leslie Lane, police said. The victim was then stabbed and hit in the head with a baseball bat, according to police.
He was in serious but stable condition at a hospital Wednesday night, police said, and neither the stab wound nor the head injury was considered life-threatening. Police did not release the victim's identity, or information about what prompted the attack.
Uniondale's schools superintendent said the "physical altercation" took place after dismissal and off school property, but school security intervened before calling police.
Uniondale Union Free School District Superintendent William K. Lloyd said in a statement: "The Uniondale High School security team immediately intervened when they witnessed the student being accosted and stopped the situation from escalating further."
Lloyd added that school officials are "fully cooperating" with Nassau police.
"The safety of our students, staff and community is the Uniondale School District's foremost priority," Lloyd said.
Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.
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