14-year-old boy stabbed multiple times in Elmhurst, Queens; teen in custody
ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- A teen is in custody after another teen was stabbed multiple times in Queens on Thursday.
Police responded to 86-55 Broadway in Elmhurst just after 2 p.m. for reports of a person stabbed.
Officers found a 14-year-old boy with multiple stab wounds to the face, arm and hands at the location.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident was between two students. They say it started at a charter school, with one student chasing the other.
They say the 14-year-old was stabbed by the other student with a knife outside a chicken restaurant.
"I saw two kids running across the street, one chasing him, and the next thing I see them on a corner. One kept stabbing him, and he ran," said an employee of the chicken restaurant, Nick Zarmai.
Surveillance video showed the victim inside the restaurant asking for help. Zarmai described how he came to the victim's aid.
"He was scared, shaking, so I put him down, gave him water, tried to hold his patches. I mean, the stab wounds so he wouldn't bleed, until the ambulance came," Zarmai said.
The victim was transported by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital where he's recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing.
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