16-Year-Old Slashed In Chest In Riverhead: Police

Riverhead NY

16 June, 2021

7:03 PM

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RIVERHEAD, NY — A 16-year-old was slashed with a knife in Riverhead Tuesday night — and a 21-year-old woman was charged with the assault, police said. According to Riverhead Police, the incident took place at 7:10 p.m. on East Main Street; the teen was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center by Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Police said they also found Zhaneera Shabazz, 21, with injuries from an unknown person; Zhaneera was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. After an investigation by the Riverhead detectives, Shabazz was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, police said. Zhaneera was treated and then transported to Riverhead police headquarters for processing and held for arraignment, police said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500.