4 teens charged in alleged gang assault stabbing that seriously injured teen in Brightwaters, police say

Four teenagers have been arrested and face gang-related charges in connection with a stabbing that seriously injured a 17-year-old in Brightwaters last month, Suffolk police said.

On Nov. 19, a 911 caller reported a teenager had been stabbed during a fight between a group of young people in the rear parking lot of an Orinoco Drive building around 8:55 p.m. When police arrived, they found the victim with multiple stab wounds.

He was transported to a hospital in serious condition, police said.

Shortly later that night, police arrested a 17-year-old male at his home and charged him with second-degree gang assault, police said.

Following an investigation, two Bay Shore males, 16 and 17, were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree gang assault. They were arraigned at the Youth Part of First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday, police said.

A 15-year-old Bay Shore male was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree gang assault and first-degree assault, police said.

He was held overnight at a juvenile facility in Nassau County for arraignment at the Youth Part of First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.

The names of the teenagers are being withheld due to their ages.