A man was stabbed once in the chest early Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh, and he stayed conscious and talking with officers even as they worked to keep him alive before medics arrived. The stabbing happened around 12:45 a.m., and the victim was ultimately taken to a hospital in stable condition after telling officers he had been involved in a fight with another man just before the attack.
According to WPXI, officers rendered aid before medics arrived, and the victim remained conscious, alert and speaking with both officers and medics throughout. Police took the other man involved in the fight into custody, and officials say charges will be filed, per the same account. Pittsburgh police were investigating the stabbing, which took place during the overnight hours, as part of the broader response to the incident.
Where Exactly Did It Happen?
The stabbing happened on Sixth Avenue at Coffey Way in Pittsburgh's Central Business District, around 12:45 a.m.
Beyond the victim's stable condition, the identities of both the man who was stabbed and the man taken into custody have not been made public, nor have the specific charges he'll face. Those details may emerge as the investigation continues.
A Separate, More Severe Stabbing Downtown
A Separate, More Severe Stabbing Downtown This isn't the only recent stabbing to hit Pittsburgh's Downtown core. In a separate case reported by WTAE, a 65-year-old man was stabbed 30 to 40 times while sitting on a black milk crate near Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street. Officers responded to that scene around 5 a.m. and found the victim critically injured; surveillance video captured the assault, and the suspect, identified as Christopher Leroy Harris Jr., was charged with attempted homicide among other counts.
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As of Monday morning, no further details had been released about the man taken into custody or the exact charges he'll face. Hoodline will update this story as police release more information.
