Double stabbing injures man, woman in NE Philly; suspect in custody: police
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - A suspect is in custody after a man and a woman were both stabbed in Northeast Philadelphia.
The chaos unfolded at the back of a property on the 600 block of Edison Avenue, around 12:15 Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Medics rushed a 47-year-old woman, with a stab wound to her stomach, and a 20-year-old man, stabbed in the chest and twice in the arm, to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.
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They are both listed as stable.
Police took one man into custody. They did not find a weapon. No other details regarding the suspect or a motive were released.
A full investigation is underway.
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