Albany Police arrest stabbing suspect

Posted at: 11/27/2012 9:53 PM
Updated at: 11/28/2012 10:21 AM
By: WNYT Staff

ALBANY - Police have arrested the man they say is responsible for stabbing three people Monday on Myrtle Avenue.

Michael Anderson was spotted on a Lark Drive fire escape, around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. He tried to flee on foot and was taken into custody after a brief police struggle.

Tonette Thomas, 20, died in the stabbing.

At last check, her older sister, Shaquasia Thomas, and her aunt, Gwynn Carter, were in critical condition at Albany Medical Center.