A midday melee erupted in Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday, leaving two people slashed during a gang beef, police sources said.
The brawl broke out in the hallway of the courthouse, on Centre St. near Hogan Place in lower Manhattan, around 12:15 p.m., according to court officials.
The injured victims were rushed to a local hospital and are expected to survive their injuries.
Seven people were taken into custody by court officers, who also recovered two sharp objects, which somehow bypassed the courthouse’s security measures, which includes a metal detector and X-ray scanner.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the people involved in the fracas were already in custody before the slashings.