Police Seek Answers: Teen Killed In New York State, Hudson Valley

Police are trying to figure out who's responsible for fatally stabbing a teen in the chest in the Hudson Valley.

On Saturday, police in the Lower Hudson Valley began investigating the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old Westchester County resident.

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Around 4 p.m., the Mount Vernon Police Department was called about a man who was found lying on the ground in the area of N. Columbus Avenue and E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon.

Members of the Mount Vernon Police’s Emergency Services Unit arrived on the scene and found the victim unresponsive with a single stab wound to his chest, police say.

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The victim, a 19-year-old man from Mount Vernon, New York, was rushed to Mount Vernon Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police say. His name hasn't been released.

"The name of the victim is being withheld at this time pending notification to family," the Mount Vernon Police Department stated in a press release.

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The Mount Vernon Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Mount Vernon Police Department Detective Division at 914-665-2510.

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All calls will be kept confidential, police say.

These 7 Prisons Are The Most Violent In New York State

New York released a report with the most recent number of violent assaults on inmates in state prisons. There were 134 inmate deaths noted in the report, although it doesn't break down the prisons where each death occurred or who caused them. Here's a look at some of the general violent incidents reported for 2020, which is the most recent data reported by the state. Compared to 10 years ago, inmate assaults have almost doubled. In 2011 there were 666 and in 2020 there were 1,205 reported. These numbers do not include inmate assaults on staff members. Overall, the number of unusual incidents includes things like assaults, deaths, accidents, sexual misconduct, and disruptive behavior. According to the state,

"The number of unusual incidents has increased 132% from 5,980 in 2011 to 13,870 in 2020. These higher incident numbers were largely due to increases in assaults on incarcerated individuals (+81%), assaults on staff (+86%), contraband (+130%), disruptive behavior (+372%), and staff use of weapons (+1,035%)."

In 2020, 1,836 weapons used to cut or stab, including ice picks, razor blades, can lids and shanks were discovered in state prisons around New York.

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