Police arrest Carrick resident accused of stabbing man; victim upgraded to 'stable' condition
Police arrested a Pittsburgh man accused of stabbing a man in the city’s Carrick neighborhood early Thursday, officials said.
Sydney Brown, 23, who lives in Carrick, faces felony charges related to an incident that sent a 22-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition, according to Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri.
Police responded to a report of a man who was stabbed in the stomach near the 1500 block of Nobles Lane shortly before 2:30 a.m., Togneri said.
Medics took the victim to a nearby hospital.
His condition “was upgraded to stable” by Thursday night, Togneri said. The injured man was not identified.
Brown faces charges of aggravated assault and possessing an instrument of a crime.
Officials did not immediately provide further details.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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