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Syracuse defensive backs Chauncey Scissum (left) and Corey Winfield were alledgedly stabbed by former SU player Naesean Howard on Saturday, April 16, 2016.

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Update: The stabbings occurred at 321 Slocum Heights Drive, not 321 Slocum Ave., as indicated in the initial police report, per Syracuse Police. 321 Slocum Heights Drive is an apartment located on Syracuse University's South Campus.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse football defensive backs Chauncey Scissum and Corey Winfield are the two victims in a stabbing blamed on former SU defensive back Naesean Howard, Syracuse.com has learned through several sources.

Winfield is in stable condition, according to an Upstate University Hospital spokesperson. Scissum's condition is unclear as the spokesperson could not confirm his status.

Former Orange defensive back Durell Eskridge tweeted about the incident.

Police charged Howard, a West Genesee High School graduate, with two counts of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday. The arrest came as a result of an investigation into a stabbing complaint at 321 Slocum Heights Drive on SU's South Campus. Howard, 20, was held in the Onondaga County Justice Center.

Howard and Syracuse parted ways in September 2014 before he re-enrolled at SU earlier this year. He has been suspended indefinitely from the University, according to SU vice president for public affairs Kevin Quinn.

Scissum, a redshirt junior safety from Rochester, N.Y., and Winfield, a redshirt junior cornerback from St. Louis, Mo., are both returning starters in the Orange secondary. Scissum recorded 43 tackles and one pass deflection last season while Winfield logged 30 tackles, two interceptions, two sacks and three pass break-ups.

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