Police say teens had started fighting several days earlier
Crime scene tape at a Carousel entrance, as police investigate the stabbing of two 17 year olds
/ Journalist Tom Eschen
SYRACUSE -- Two 17-year-old boys are in the hospital after stabbing each other inside Carousel Center Friday night.
Syracuse police said an on-going dispute between Roy Watson, 17 and Emanuel Blue, 17 reached a boiling point around 10 p.m. Friday inside the mall.
Police said Watson saw Blue inside Carousel Center and stabbed him.
Blue then pulled out a knife of his own, stabbing Watson seven times in the torso, arms and face, police said.
Paramedics rushed Watson to University Hospital where he remained in critical condition Saturday night.
Blue has stab wounds to his torso and arms and was listed in stable condition.
Watson and Blue have not been charged, but police say charges are pending.
Anyone who witnessed the fight is asked to call Syracuse Police.
