A guy has been detained after police said he used a machete to cut three individuals during an altercation at a sports goods store on Long Island.
Man Attacks Three With A Machete In A LI Sports Store
After using a machete to attack three persons at a DICK’s Sporting Goods store on Long Island, a guy was detained and charged, according to the police.
The incident happened inside the Patchogue shop on Sunrise Highway about 3:15 on Friday, according to Suffolk County Police.
On Friday, August 12, about 3:15 pm, the event took place in Patchogue.
The man asked about buying rifles at DICK’S Sporting Goods, which is located at 499-64 Sunrise Highway, and that’s when the incident started, according to Suffolk County Police.
Suspect behind this attack at a DICK’s Sporting Goods store on Long Island
Treyvius Tunstall, the suspect, showed identification to the person who was aiding him before pulling it back and leaving the counter, according to the police.
The uninvolved employee who was attacked by Tunstall while he was brandishing a machete sustained severe lacerations, according to authorities. Tunstall then fled to another area of the store.
Tourniquets were applied by an EMS worker and a Suffolk County PD Fifth Precinct police officer before the victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Police said that after Tunstall fled the store, he used the machete to hit a customer and then another uninvolved guy in the parking lot.
According to authorities, those victims received minor injuries treatment on the site.
Suspect Treyvius Tunstall charged with
Police said that after Tunstall fled the store, he used the machete to hit a customer and then another uninvolved guy in the parking lot. According to authorities, they were both given minor injuries treatment on the spot.
Police from the Fifth Precinct found Tunstall in the area and took him into custody.
The following charges were brought against Tunstall, whose age and residency have not yet been disclosed:
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- assault in the first degree, two charges of assault in the second degree, three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
- On Saturday, August 13, Tunstall will be arraigned at Central Islip’s First District Court after spending the night at the Fifth Precinct.
An email requesting comment from a DICK’s media contact did not receive a prompt response.
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