A 27-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest, right arm and left shoulder in Old City on Monday evening, leaving her in critical condition at a nearby hospital. Officers rushed to the 4300 block of North Penn Street just before 6 p.m. after the attack was reported.
According to NBC10 Philadelphia, police said the woman was stabbed several times before being taken to the hospital. She remains in critical condition, per the outlet's report.
Police Seek Tips as Investigation Continues
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information about the stabbing to call its tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477), the station noted. No further details on the circumstances of the attack have been released.
This is not the first time Old City has seen a violent stabbing make headlines. In a separate incident, three men were stabbed in the street on an Old City block in the early-morning hours of a Saturday, according to The Inquirer. That attack happened at 2:06 a.m. on the 100 block of South Second Street, and police at the time said they had a person of interest in custody and had recovered a weapon at the scene, though no charges had been filed. All three men were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and were listed in stable condition, the paper reported.
What Remains Unknown
Details about who may have carried out Monday's attack, and what led up to it, have not been made public. For now, Philadelphia police are relying on the public for leads as they continue looking into the stabbing on North Penn Street.
