Crime

Pasco man stabbed by a stranger after confrontation at a bus stop, say police

An argument at a Pasco bus stop ended with a wounded man coming into Lourdes Medical Center on Thursday evening.

A man in his 20s told investigators a group of men confronted him shortly after he stepped off of a Ben Franklin Transit bus near Second Avenue and Court Street around 6 p.m., Pasco police said.

The argument ended when the man from the bus was attacked by a man he didn’t know.

He couldn’t give a clear description of the man who stabbed him, police said.

He ran home and was taken to the Pasco hospital by a family member. Police were called to the hospital.

His injuries are not life threatening, the said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call non-emergency dispatchers at 509-628-0333.

This story was originally published December 20, 2019 at 10:41 AM.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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