A man was stabbed early Wednesday morning in the Gayborhood, and his alleged attacker now faces attempted murder charges.
Police were called to the 200 block of South 13th Street at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 20 for a report of a stabbing.
Police spokesperson Officer Jillian Russell said the victim was stabbed in the chest and transported to Jefferson University Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
Police arrested Eugene Simon, 32, of the 3600 block of North 15th Street, and charged him with attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses.
Russell said the altercation appears to have been related to an “argument over drugs.”
An employee in the area who requested anonimity due to fear of retaliation, witnessed the attack and said he saw the victim surrounded by nine or 10 local residents.
“It looked to be a Caucasian male walking through a group of people who are notorious for drug activity in the neighborhood, and it looked like they were pushing him around at first,” he said. “And then I noticed a female yelling and encouraging them, saying, ‘Get him, get him.’ She yelled it probably four or five times, and then I heard somebody say, ‘He stabbed him.’ I saw he was being hit in the upper torso, but I didn’t realize at first it was actually a knife being driven into him.”
The employee called 911 and said police responded within one minute, by which time most of the crowd had dispersed.
— Jen Colletta