WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A fight between roommates playing a video game led to a stabbing Wednesday afternoon at a South Florida college campus, police said.
The stabbing was reported shortly after 12:45 p.m. inside a dorm room at Keiser University in West Palm Beach.
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A preliminary investigation revealed that the students, later identified as Domingo Rodriguez and Kristopher Reaves, were playing a video game when they got into a fight, West Palm Beach police Sgt. David Lefont said.
It was during the fight that Rodriguez, 20, stabbed Reaves with a knife, Lefont said.
Reaves, 19, was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center to be treated for a stab wound near his right shoulder. Reaves is expected to survive.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Rodriguez dumped the knife in a bathroom toilet. Officers later recovered the weapon.
"As always, the safety, security and well-being of our students is our utmost priority," Keiser University said in a statement. "We will continue to work with law enforcement and provide updates in this matter as relevant information becomes available."
Rodriguez faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. His status with the school remains unknown.