Schenectady

Schenectady police are investigating two separate, unrelated stabbings that occurred just over 35 minutes apart Friday.

Police say they received their first report of a stabbing around 7:04 p.m. on Hulett Street between State and Albany streets. Two men had been fighting when one of them produced a knife and slashed the other in the face and neck area, according to a preliminary investigation.

The victim was treated on the scene by Schenectady Fire Department and taken to Ellis Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The attacker has yet to be identified or located, police say.

The second stabbing report came in at 7:40 p.m. from the Southgate Apartment complex at 1997 Southgate Drive, near the Crosstown and Central State Street neighborhoods. A fight apparently broke out in the midst of a holiday party, and a man in his early 20s was stabbed multiple times in the torso.

He was treated at the scene by the Schenectady Fire Department and taken to Albany Medical Center with non-life threatening inures. A second person was taken to Ellis for an unrelated medical condition. The suspect is currently at large. No description was available.

Both incidents are being investigated by the department's detective division.