Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives have arrested a Shirley man for stabbing and critically injuring an acquaintance during an altercation at an East Farmingdale amusement park this afternoon.

 

Two men who are known to each other were involved in a dispute involving several people at Adventureland Amusement Park, located at 2245 Broadhollow Road, when Daniel Tomasky stabbed James Burns in the abdomen with a knife at approximately 4:50 p.m. There was at least one child present at the time of the altercation.

 

Burns, 47, of Edgewater, Florida, was transported to an area hospital where he is in critical condition. Tomasky, 42, was charged with Assault 1st Degree, Assault 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He is being held overnight at the Third Precinct and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on July 8.

 

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152.

 

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