Man stabbed during late night jaunt around neighborhood
By Janelle STecklein
The Salt Lake Tribune
First published Feb 22 2012 11:26PM
Salt Lake City police late Wednesday were investigating who stabbed a man multiple times as he reportedly was taking a late night stroll through a city neighborhood.
Police Lt. Bryce Johnson said the man, who is in his 20s, walked up to a house in the area of 500 South and Montgomery Street (1577 West) about 10:40 p.m. with multiple stab wounds to his torso.
Johnson said the man told police he and a friend were walking around the neighborhood when a car full of men pulled up. The man told police that he and the men got into a verbal altercation and suddenly a couple of the men in the car jumped out and stabbed him.
Police said the man is expected to survive.
Johnson said police were investigating the man’s story. He said no arrests had been made. He said the victim did not provide police with any real leads to go on, including descriptions of the assailants, the car involved or the name of the friend who he was apparently walking with.
However, Johnson said it did not appear the incident was gang-related.
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