QUEENS, NY — Three people were stabbed outside a home in Queens after a reported argument over a dog urinating on a lawn, police said.
The incident happened in front of 139-42 229th St. near 139th Avenue in Laurelton just before 11 a.m.
According to police, the suspect confronted the dog's owners and stabbed a 39-year-old woman in the hand and a 39-year-old man in the back.
The suspect's father came out to intervene and was also slashed, police said.
They were taken to Jamaica Hospital and are listed in stable condition.
Police arrested the suspect after the incident. Charges are pending as of Thursday night.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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