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A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a fast food worker outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Malta on Sunday night (February 16).
Shayne Vaccaro was taken into custody after he approached a New York State Police trooper who was clearing a traffic stop on State Route 67 and reportedly admitted he had just stabbed someone. According to authorities, Vaccaro had waited outside the KFC restaurant near the Shops of Malta plaza for the victim's shift to end before carrying out the attack.
Police responded to the scene and found a 34-year-old male employee with stab wounds to his chest and arm. A Saratoga County Sheriff's Deputy applied a tourniquet before the victim was transported to Albany Medical Center, where he is currently listed in stable condition and expected to survive.
"I think it's shocking, and I think it's really unfortunate," Michael Hinkley of Ballston Spa told local media, expressing concern about violence in an area typically considered safe.
Investigators recovered a knife at the scene and determined that the attack was targeted. Following his arrest, Vaccaro was arraigned Monday morning and remanded to Saratoga County Jail on $200,000 cash bail or $400,000 bond.
The investigation into the stabbing remains ongoing, according to State Police.