Police Investigating Two Separate Stabbings In Center City

Crystal Cranmore reports.

DOWN, LOOK AT THE SEVEN DAYLITTLE LATER IN THE SHOW, JAN.WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU,THANK YOU, IT WAS VIOLENTNIGHT IN CENTER CITYPHILADELPHIA.TWO MEN STABBED JUST BLOCKS APART, ONE DIED, THE OTHERSURVIVED, NOW IN THE HOSPITAL."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCRYSTAL CRANMORE LIVE ATPOLICE HEADQUARTERS THISMORNING, WITH WHATINVESTIGATORS HAVE UNCOVEREDSO FAR.CRYSTAL, GOOD MORNING.YOU MIGHT REMEMBERYESTERDAY WAS REALLY WARM HEREIN CENTER CITY ALL ACROSSPHILADELPHIA MANY PEOPLETAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WARMERWEATHER IN JANUARY.IN THE MIDDLE OF FOOT TRACKAND VEHICLE TRAFFIC, THE SCENEAROUND 6:15 SATURDAY EVENINGAROUND 6:15 HERE AT 17TH ANDSANSOM.POLICE DO BELIEVE THEYARRESTED THE SUSPECT IN THATDEADLY STABBING, POLICE SAY,LEGALLY STEMS FROM FIGHTBETWEEN TWO MEN POSSIBLYHOMELESS.POLICE SERVE THE AREA NEARLUKE'S LOBSTER RESTAURANTINCLUDING FOR CLUES INCLUDINGTHE NIGHT INVESTIGATORS SAYTHE STABBING DEATH OF THE 35YEAR OLD MAN, INVESTIGATORSSAY THE KNIFE WAS THROWN, INTOA NEARBY DUMPSTER.NOW, AUTHORITIES SAY THEVICTIM WAS STABBED IN THENECK, AND COLLAPSED IN THEMIDDLE OF THE STREET IN FRONTOF SEVERAL ONLOOKERS, TAKE ALISTEN.SHORTLY AFTER 6:00 THISEVENING, OFFICERS ARRIVED ONTHIS LOCATION, AND FOUND AMALE STACKED ONE TIME IN THENECK, 35 YEAR OLD MALE, MALEPICK UP BY FIRE RESCUE,TRANSPORT TODAY JEFFERSONHOSPITAL PRONOUNCE BAD CLOCK15.VERY UPSETTING NOW THE NEWYEAR, COUPLE OF DAYS IN THENEW YEAR NICE WARM DAY INJANUARY, SAD IT HAPPENED.ALSO RESPONDING TO 17TH ANDJFK AROUND 3:00 P.M.

IN THEAFTERNOON, THE VICTIM TAKEN TOJEFFERSON HOSPITAL IN STABLECONDITION, POLICE TELLING USTHEY CHASED THE SUS FOLKNEARBY PARKING LOT AT18TH STREET.NOW, AT THIS POINT, FLOSS WORDYET ON WHETHER THE SUSPECT ANDBACK STABBING WAS ARRESTED BUTI DO HAVE SEVERAL CALLS OUT TOPOLICE TO GET THE LATEST ONTHIS INVESTIGATION.FOR NOW LIVE OUTSIDE POLICE