Crime

Richland stabbing leaves teen in serious condition

A teen was hospitalized with several knife wounds after he was attacked by two men early Tuesday morning in a Richland park.

Friends brought the 19-year-old to Kadlec Regional Medical Center with serious injuries around 2:45 a.m. after finding him on the 300 block of Craighill Avenue, Richland police said.

Richland patrol officers and detectives at the scene of Tuesday morning’s stabbing at Craighill Park in Richland. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video
Richland patrol officers and detectives at the scene of Tuesday morning’s stabbing at Craighill Park in Richland. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

The victim was attacked both inside and outside of a car, Richland Sgt. Drew Florence said.

Police are trying to determine who the assailants are and what happened.

Officers spent Tuesday morning taking photos of the car and of a section of the park near Comstock Street.

Richland police are looking for two people reportedly tied to a early Tuesday morning stabbing on the 300 block of Craighill. Avenue.
Richland police are looking for two people reportedly tied to a early Tuesday morning stabbing on the 300 block of Craighill. Avenue. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

The attackers appear to have targeted the teen, officers said.

No further information was available Tuesday.

This story was originally published February 19, 2019 at 8:54 AM.

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Cameron Probert
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