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Police: Man Under Arrest In Connection With Center City Stabbings

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia Police have arrested a man who was wanted in connection to a pair of stabbings in Center City early Tuesday morning.

Authorities say 26-year-old Kyle Stephens first attacked a 23-year-old jogger near 23rd and Walnut Streets around 5:30 Tuesday morning, tackling the victim and stabbing him twice in his right arm and once in the back before being chased off by a witness.

About 20 minutes later, police say Stephens attacked a 42-year-old man walking on North 21st Street from behind and cut the left side of the victim's face.

Both victims were treated at Hahnemann Hospital and released.

Police say Stephens' last known address was a homeless shelter.

He has been charged with aggravated assault, police say.

 

 

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