Emanuel Harper, 26, says he stabbed three people during a fight near the Frasier school
SYRACUSE -- A Syracuse man is facing multiple charges after he's accused of stabbing three people during a fight near a cheerleading practice.
It happened Monday shortly after 5:00 p.m. in front of 214 Wall Street.
Cheerleaders from Fowler High School were practicing near Frasier school when a man walked out of his nearby home and began making obscene comments at the cheerleaders, according to Syracuse Police. He was later identified as Isaiah Robinson, 21, of Syracuse.
Robinson was asked to leave the area several times but refused. A group of teenagers tried to defend the cheerleaders and a fight broke out, according to investigators. Robinson allegedly struck four different people before he was knocked unconscious. He was later arrested on four counts of 2nd degree harassment.
While the fight was happening, a second suspect came out of a nearby home and started stabbing several people with a red handled kitchen knife, according to police.
Edward Supernault, 18, was stabbed in the left arm and back, Nakiiso Tas, 19, was stabbed in the back, and Quindell Palmer, 19, all from Syracuse, was stabbed in the left shoulder. All three victims were transported by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The knife was recovered in the 200 block of Wall Street.
Emanuel Harper, 26, of Syracuse, was arrested around 8:00 p.m. Sergeant Brian Fougnier was driving several witness home to the Southside of the city when witnesses pointed out Harper walking down South Townsend Street near East Taylor Street.
Harper ran as Sgt. Fougnier tried to make an arrest, according to police. He was taken into custody several blocks away.
Harper was taken to CID where he confessed to the three stabbings.
He's charged with three counts of 2nd degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He's scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in Syracuse City Court.
Residents say this is not the first time there has been a problem near the school. Neighbors like Anthony Perrola say crime is a growing problem around the school.
"I mean this is how this area is. It's bad around here. I was pretty sad because my girlfriend had to see it," he says.
Elizabeth Birchmeyer worries her children will not be safe at the school.
"It's crazy around here. I thought of putting my daughter on the cheerleading team. But hearing that I definitely wouldn't want to do that around here," she says.
