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Emergency crews in Albany were called at around 3:40 a.m. Monday, June 3, for a stabbing near Washington Avenue and Quail Street, one block from the University at Albany’s downtown campus.
Albany Police said a 25-year-old man flagged paramedics down after suffering a stab wound to his back.
As medics were treating the man, another individual informed them that a second victim had been stabbed roughly a block away, near Washington and Lake avenues, and was unconscious.
Officers found the second victim, 24-year-old Abel Vasques-Bautista, suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital and was pronounced dead.
The 25-year-old victim was treated at the same hospital and was listed in stable condition.
On Thursday, June 20, Albany Police said homicide detectives arrested Marco Reyes-Lopez, age 24, and Javier Martinez-Reyes, age 27, on suspicion of murder and gang assault.
Both men were arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court and taken to the Albany County jail.
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