Eber Lopez, 36, was arrested after wounding an 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in the incident on Tuesday, June 30, the Albany Police Department said.
Lopez was in an argument with the 18-year-old on First Street near North Lake Avenue that escalated into an altercation, cops said.
During the altercation, Lopez swung a machete at the young man, resulting in lacerations to his head, investigators said.
The 15-year-old then tried to intervene and grab the machete from Lopez, sustaining lacerations to his hands, according to authorities. Both teens suffered non-life-threatening wounds and were treated at Albany Medical Center, cops said.
Lopez was also injured, treated on the scene and transported to St. Peter’s hospital for his injuries, police said. He was arraigned Wednesday, July 1 on two counts of assault, two counts of child endangerment, and weapons possession, authorities said.
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