A 36-year-old man was in critical condition Sunday after police say he was stabbed several times during a robbery in Juniata Park overnight.
The victim was walking with another man on M Street near Erie Avenue toward a Save-A-Lot store, police said, when three men standing outside a parked car called the two men over to them. The two men -- the victim and his 44-year-old companion -- instead began running, police said, and the three men who were near the car began chasing them. When one of the assailants caught up, police said, the witness saw that man making "jabbing motions" toward the victim and realized he was being stabbed repeatedly in the right side of his chest and his back. The witness ran to the Save-A-Lot store for help, and police were called to the scene.
The victim was taken to Temple University Hospital, police said, where he underwent surgery for his wounds and remained in critical condition on Sunday.
Police said the attackers were described as being men between the ages of 25 and 30.
Tipsters should contact East Detectives at 215-686-3243.
