Boy, 13, slashed during after school fight in Brooklyn: sources

BED-STUY, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 13-year-old boy was slashed during a fight between two children after school in Brooklyn on Thursday, sources told PIX11 News.

It happened near Roosevelt Place and Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy around 3:45 p.m.

The boy had a laceration to his lower back and was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, according to the NYPD.

It’s not clear if the boy was involved in the fight. No arrests have been made.

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