2 Teenagers Charged With Gang Assault in Copiague: PD

COPIAGUE, NY - Two teenagers were arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with assaulting a Copiague High School student, Suffolk County police said.

The 19-year-old was standing at the corner of Dixon Avenue and Bethpage Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said, when he was surrounded by several other students. According to police, a 15-year-old male held the student while a 16-year-old male punched him repeatedly. A third unidentified subject also participated in the assault, police said.

The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The two juveniles were later arrested and charged with second-degree gang assault, police said. Both were scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Central Islip.

Police are asking anyone with information on the assault to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.