CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two women are facing charges following a fight Friday night at the Walden Galleria that led to the stabbing of three other women inside the mall.
The attack happened around 7:15 p.m. in the lower concourse of the shopping center. Cheektowaga police say Lakeya Richerson, 22, and Joshalyn Paul, 21, used knives to attack the victims near the bottom of the large staircase at the center of the mall. The victims were taken by ambulance to ECMC and treated for various stab wounds.
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Both Richerson and Paul are charged with three counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. They were arraigned on Saturday on the charges.
They are scheduled to return for a felony hearing on February 19, and both have been released on bail set at $10,000 cash or bond.
Pictures from inside the mall shared with 7 News show crime scene tape around the area where the attack happened and blood on the floor.
The Pyramid Management Group, which owns the mall, has not released a comment on the Friday night attack.
