Cops: Freeport Teen Fatally Stabbed Woman in Front of 9-Year-old Girl

A Freeport teenager faces manslaughter charges after she fatally stabbed a woman and severely injured another after a fight, according to Nassau County Police.

Cops said Jasmine Copeland, 16, was in front of her home at 8:10 p.m. Saturday when she began arguing with three females, ages 17, 16, and nine. The argument turned into a physical fight in which Copeland stabbed two of the three others, cops said.

Copeland reportedly stabbed the 16-year-old victim and caused a laceration to the upper left side of her chest, cops said. Copeland then stabbed the 17-year-old, identified as Abigail Thomas, of Freeport, in the lower left side of her back, cops said.

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Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where Thomas was pronounced dead by hospital staff, cops said.

The 16-year-old victim was treated and released. The nine-year-old girl was not injured and was released to a guardian, cops said.

Copeland was located by Freeport Police in her home where she was arrested for first-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault. She was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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