Man Stabs Another In Fight On Street In Shirley: Police

SHIRLEY, NY — A Mastic Beach man has been charged in connection with stabbing another in Shirley on Sunday, Suffolk police said.

It was the first of two stabbings, including one fatal, in the Mastic-Shirley area over this Labor Day weekend. A son stabbed his father to death in Mastic early Monday.

Anthony Thompson was arguing with a man on West Parkview Drive, when he stabbed him just before 3 p.m., and the man, 51, was taken by private vehicle to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in East Patchogue with serious injuries, according to police.

Thompson, 25, was charged with first-degree assault, and was held overnight at the 7th Precinct in Shirley, pending his arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday.

He pleaded not guilty and an order of protection was issued, online court records show. He is does not have an attorney of record on file and is due back in court on Sept. 14, the records show.

The investigation is continuing, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives at 631-852-8752, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS, a confidential police hotline.