Good Samaritan stabbed at 8th & Market Street Station after intervening in fight: officials

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Man stabbed on PATCO platform at 8th & Market Street Station

Police are investigating after they say a Good Samaritan was stabbed multiple times after intervening in an altercation between a man and woman Monday afternoon.

A man is suffering from multiple stab wounds after officials say he came in between a fight in Philadelphia Monday. 

Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and Philadelphia Police Department officers responded to the concourse level at 8th & Market Street Station Monday at around 5:50 p.m. for a report of a stabbing. 

Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. 

He was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in stable condition.

According to a preliminary investigation, the victim was a Good Samaritan who intervened in a physical altercation between a man and woman. 

They say the man fled the scene and the woman, who sustained a punch to the face, was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has additional information is asked to call DRPA Police at (856) 968-3301.