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Man Stabs Roommate During Altercation In Capital District, Police Say

A 40-year-old Capital District man is hospitalized with serious injuries after police said he was stabbed by his roommate.

Albany Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a home on Second Avenue Sunday, Aug. 7.

Albany Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a home on Second Avenue Sunday, Aug. 7.

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Albany Police officers were called at around 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, with reports of a stabbing near Second and Alden avenues.

Arriving officers found the victim suffering from serious injuries to his abdomen, police said.

He was treated by medics at the scene before being transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Investigators determined that the victim had been stabbed by his 49-year-old roommate, Harvey Forrest, of Albany, during an altercation inside of his apartment.

Forrest was arrested on one count of second-degree assault and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.

He was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court on Monday, Aug. 8, and ordered held at the Albany County jail.

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