Two men were stabbed in Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park on Saturday during an argument over one of the men urinating on a tree.

Salt Lake City police responded to a report of a stabbing at about 7:30 p.m. at the park, at 300 South and 300 West, where they found a man who was stabbed once in the back, said Salt Lake City police Lt. Mark Scharman.

Witnesses told police a man became angry with another man who was urinating on a tree in the park, Scharman said.

"He said, 'Hey use the bathroom, they're right over there," Scharman said.

The man, along with a group of three or four people hanging out with him, got into a hollering match with the urinating man, who was stabbed at some point with a knife, Scharman said. He was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Police tracked the man suspected of doing the stabbing to 300 S. West Temple a few minutes later. That's when they discovered the accused attacker had also been stabbed during the altercation, Scharman said. The second stabbing victim also was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Both men are expected to recover, Scharman said.

He said police are still trying to piece together what happened. Both men, as well as several witnesses to the stabbings, were intoxicated when the event took place, Scharman said. All parties involved are believed to be transients, he said.

Melinda Rogers


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