Man Arrested After Stabbing 2 People at Long Island Home: Police

MASTIC, NY - A 61-year-old Mastic man was arrested after he stabbed two men who were helping a woman move out of her apartment at a Mastic home Friday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred around noon at 56 Mastic Boulevard, police said.

An investigation by Seventh Squad detectives revealed that a fight occurred between several people who were assisting one of the residents move out of her apartment, police said.

During the altercation, Eric Romaine, 48, of Mastic Beach, was stabbed in the shoulder and Danny Douglas, 27, of Mastic Beach, was stabbed in the back, police said. They were both taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

David Schermerhorn, who lives at the home where the stabbings occurred, was arrested and charged with second degree assault. He is being held at the Seventh Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned Saturday at First District Court in Central Islip.

The investigation is continuing and police are asking anyone with information to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

Photo: Google Maps/56 Mastic Boulevard