2 Stabbed In Violent Melee At Westchester Community College

VALHALLA, NY — Violence on a college campus sent four people, including two suspects, to the hospital.

Two were stabbed and two are in custody following a dispute that turned physical at the Westchester Community College campus in Valhalla earlier today.

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The Westchester County Police Department said that initial reports that three were stabbed proved erroneous.

Medical staff have confirmed that the two taken to Westchester Medical Center suffered stab wounds. One was seriously injured.

Two others, now identified as suspects in the stabbing, were taken to Phelps Hospital and treated for injuries associated with a fight, but neither suffered a stab wound, according to WCPD.

The exact circumstance of the campus violence remain under investigation by WCPD detectives.

Westchester County Police received multiple 911 calls around 12:40 p.m., reporting that three victims had been stabbed on campus.

The two suspects have now been taken into custody and a knife was recovered, WCPD said. No other suspects are being sought and there is no continuing threat to the college community, according to police.

Anyone with information or video of the incident is being asked to contact Westchester County Police at 914-864-7701.

In addition, WCPD also maintains telephone and electronic tips lines so the public can provide information. Calls, e-mails, and text messages to these tips lines are confidential, according to police who said tipsters can remain anonymous if they choose. The tip hotline is 800-898-TIPS (8477). Electronic tips can be sent by email, text messages, or small video clips to tips@wccops.com.

The WCPD Mobile App contains a "Submit a Tip" button on the home screen to enable tips to be sent confidentially or anonymously. It is available for Apple and Android phones. Enter Westchester County PD in the app store search bar to locate and download it.

A quick response by police and emergency crews is being credited with keeping the situation from being much worse.

"Today's incident at Westchester Community College was a reminder of the critical role our emergency communications professionals play when every second matters," the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services said in a statement. "Our dispatchers responded quickly and professionally to the multiple 911 calls received, helping to coordinate the response and ensure that the appropriate resources were sent where they were needed."

Public Safety officials said that thousands of hours of training go into preparing for a large scale response to crisis.

"Working alongside our partners at the Westchester County Department of Public Safety and other responding agencies, they helped support a rapid and coordinated response to a serious and evolving situation," the DES said. "We are grateful for the professionalism, calm and dedication of our dispatchers and all of the first responders involved. Our thoughts are with those who were injured, and we wish them a full recovery."