Video: fight leads to Falls stabbing

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) - A video posted to YouTube captured a fight in Niagara Falls that led to a stabbing. Police say a suspect is now in custody.

Residents were shocked when they saw the video of the stabbing. The whole incident was caught on video from a security camera outside of a store on Pierce Avenue. Store manager Abdo Salleh posted it on YouTube, and gave it to police.

"I am concerned about the violence. I got kids here. I got a lot of kids here; most of them in my store are kids," he worried.

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Detective Lieutenant Michael Trane of the Niagara Falls Police Department says the suspect, 17-year-old Jazzie Bennett of Buffalo, turned herself into authorities. They say she is the one being chased in the video.

"Her and the victim had been having some kind of a dispute for some time now," Dt. Lt. Trane said. "And they had words at the store. The victim in the incident begins to chase Jazzie across the street, where Jazzie eventually pulls out a knife and ends up cutting the victim."

Bennett is charged with assault in the second degree. Police say they're still looking for a weapon. Darryl Laster Sr., who lives in the area, also saw the video on YouTube.

"I've been here for about seven years. It's been quiet. A few incidents here and there, but this is like the most horrific one yet," he noted.

In this case, police say, the video speaks volumes.

Dt. Lt. Trane stated, "It's pretty clear what happened. That may have been part of the reason why Jazzie came in on her own and confessed because it was on YouTube and people had been talking about the video."

Police say the victim remains hospitalized at ECMC and that her injuries do not appear life threatening. She is expected to make a full recovery.

Jazzie Bennett has been arraigned in Niagara Falls City Court and released on $1,000 bail.