WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating after a man was stabbed several times when he intervened in an assault between multiple people.
On August 16, around 12:00 p.m., officers were called to a hospital for a report of a stabbing victim inside the emergency room.
Wilkes-Barre City Police stated the victim, a 33-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre, was exiting a business in the 300 block of South Main Street when he saw a man he knew being assaulted by three other men.
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The victim claimed that when he tried to intervene, one of the suspects stabbed him several times in his torso, police reported.
During the interview, the victim became "uncooperative and refused to speak any further." The investigation is ongoing.
