Mayor sees 'crisis' after 13-year-old is killed in Syracuse
May 25, 2021
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl was fatally stabbed following a “disturbance” in Syracuse, police said.
The stabbing was reported shortly before 6 p.m. Monday on West Onondaga Street, Syracuse police said. Detective George Hack said in a statement that the teen was stabbed during a “physical disturbance." She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police have made no arrests.
The girl, who was not identified by police, was the second teenage homicide victim in Syracuse in three days. Police said Radames Francisco, 15, was fatally shot on Friday by a 14-year-old boy.