An assistant principal at an elementary school faces charges accusing him of stabbing a man in a shopping center parking lot on Staten Island, police said Sunday.
Vincent Scotto, 43, an administrator at PS 22 in Graniteville, stabbed the 59-year-old victim in the torso and arm at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Evergreen Shopping Plaza in Great Kills, police said.
The victim was taken to Staten Island University Hospital. His injuries weren't life-threatening, investigators said.
Scotto was charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
The city Department of Education has removed Scotto from his position at the school.
"This individual has been reassigned away from the school, and he will remain reassigned pending the resolution of this criminal case," said Department of Education spokesperson Devora Kaye.
