A man is in critical condition after he was stabbed numerous times during an attack outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia late Thursday.
The 44-year-old victim was stabbed just before 11 p.m. in a tunnel along N. 13th Street just above Arch Street, police told NBC10. The street-level tunnel runs under the convention hall. There were no events scheduled there Thursday evening.
“At this time, we have at least one very good witness who saw clearly what happened and the witness even tried to intervene until the witness saw that the perpetrators were actually using knives to stab this individual,” Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The man was rushed to nearby Hahnemann University Hospital where he is listed in critical condition, police said. Investigators said he was stabbed in the head and torso.
Two suspects -- ages 30 and 45 -- are in police custody and are being interviewed by detectives.
Police say a 5-inch folding knife was found at the scene and a box cutter was found in the 45-year-old’s possession.
The suspects have been charged with aggravated assault.
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A motive in the stabbing attack was not immediately known.
