Two men injured in stabbing outside Philadelphia City Hall; bystanders confronted attacker

Two men were wounded Sunday night in a stabbing outside Philadelphia City Hall. A group of bystanders then fought the alleged attacker before he got away, according to police accounts reported by FOX 29 and NBC10.

Police were dispatched to 15th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard a little after 9 p.m., responding to a call about someone armed. NBC10 put the time at roughly 9:07 p.m.

According to both outlets, witnesses said the incident started as an argument between a man and a 50-year-old man that grew physical. Police said the man then used an object investigators could not identify, described only as sharp, to strike the 50-year-old repeatedly on the back of his head.

Roughly 10 to 12 people stepped in, both outlets reported. The group hit and kicked the alleged attacker, knocking him down. A second man, age 37, was hurt on his left arm in the scuffle. FOX 29 called the injury a laceration, while NBC10 said the man had been stabbed.

The two reports differ on what officers found. NBC10 said police arrived while the crowd was still struggling with the suspect. FOX 29 said he was already gone by the time officers showed up. Both outlets said he ran from the scene, and FOX 29 reported that he went south along 15th Street.

Police said both injured men were brought to a hospital, which FOX 29 named as Jefferson University Hospital. FOX 29 reported that their conditions had not been made public.

FOX 29 also reported that police had not identified the bystanders who intervened, and that authorities had not released any description of the suspect. Neither outlet reported an arrest.

According to NBC10, police are still investigating.

Compiled by True News from reporting by FOX 29 Philadelphia and NBC10 Philadelphia. Each outlet's original story is linked below.

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