Crime & Safety

Police Searching for Suspects in Saturday Night Stabbing

A Norristown man was accosted near his home by three attackers and stabbed with a large kitchen knife by one of the men.

According to The Times Herald, police are searching for suspects in a stabbing that occured Saturday night on the 200 block of Walnut Street.

Police reportedly interviewed the victim who said that at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, he was walking towards his home when three men, one of whom was carrying a large kitchen knife, got out of a car and confronted him. The armed man allegedly attempted to stab the victim in the stomach, but the victim was able to avoid the attack. He still reportedly received defensive wounds to his forearms.

Read more about the incident and other recent crimes in Norristown here. Anyone with information about the suspects should contact the Norristown Police Department at 610-270-0977.

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