Two men were injured in a stabbing outside Philadelphia City Hall on Sunday night, October 25, and a group of bystanders confronted the alleged attacker before he fled, according to police accounts reported by FOX 29 and NBC10. Officers were called to 15th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m. — NBC10 put the time at about 9:07 p.m. — for a report of a person with a weapon.

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Both outlets reported that witnesses said the incident began as an argument between a man and a 50-year-old man that turned physical. Police said the man then used a sharp object — which investigators had not identified — to strike the 50-year-old repeatedly on the back of the head. About 10 to 12 people stepped in, hitting and kicking the alleged attacker and knocking him down, the reports said. A second man, aged 37, was injured on his left arm during the struggle; FOX 29 described the injury as a laceration, while NBC10 said he had been stabbed.

Both injured men were taken to Jefferson University Hospital, according to FOX 29, which said their conditions had not been made public. The two reports differed on the officers' arrival: NBC10 said police arrived while the crowd was still struggling with the suspect, while FOX 29 said he was already gone when officers reached the scene. Both outlets agreed the man fled, with FOX 29 reporting he ran south along 15th Street.

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Police had not released a description of the suspect and had not identified the bystanders who intervened, the reports said. No arrest had been reported as of Monday, and NBC10 reported that police were still investigating. Anyone with information is typically asked to contact Philadelphia police through its tip line.