Tyler Lewis, 19, of Baldwin was stabbed in the chest Friday night on Campus Road. He was a student at a different SUNY school - Buffalo State College.
University police believe the stabbing stemmed from a fight and it was not random.
Police are looking for a person of interest - described as being between 19 and 22 years old, who was last seen with cuts across his face, and wearing a blood-covered shirt.
Investigators believe at least four people may have been involved.
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