Man stabbed in shoulder after fights in Ann Arbor
Note: The address of the second confrontation has been corrected. Information was received this afternoon from Ann Arbor police correcting the initial report of the second confrontation. A 19-year-old Ypsilanti man was stabbed in the left shoulder and sent to the hospital after a fight in Ann Arbor involving up to six people early Wednesday morning.
Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said the man was a part of a group of people who began verbally sparring with another group in the 700 block of Packard Street. The verbal salvos from each group soon escalated into a physical confrontation that injured a 19-year-old woman and a college-aged man who were with the stabbing victim, Bush said.
The groups left the area after the fight broke up, but eventually crossed paths again when one group walked past a home at the 700 block of Arch Street where the others were hanging out, Bush said. The insults and profanities once again started flying back and forth, and a scuffle broke out, Bush said.
During the fight, one of the suspects ran inside the home and grabbed a kitchen knife, Bush said. He came back outside with the knife and stabbed the 19-year-old man in the upper left shoulder as he was trying to run away, Bush said.
Police were dispatched to the area for the stabbing at about 2:40 a.m. Wednesday. The 19-year-old woman had suffered bruising to her head from being punched, and the college-aged man had bumps and bruises on his face from the fight, Bush said. They both refused medical attention.
The 19-year-old man was transported by Huron Valley Ambulance to the University of Michigan Hospital for stitches, she said. His injury was not life threatening.
The police report did not indicate alcohol was a factor in the fight and no arrests have been made at this point, Bush said. Between four and six people were involved in the various altercations, she said.
The incident is still under investigation.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
FormerMichRes
Sun, May 6, 2012 : 1:30 p.m.
For those who say Ann Arbor is low crime for a town its size, I say you are in denial and probably part of the limo liberal elite (faculty, high level administrators, politicians) that seem to run Ann Arbor. I live in a city roughly 10 times the size with much lower criminal activity per capita. For those of you who think crime is a problem in AA you need to take action at the ballot box. A number of years ago Detroit politicians did not think crime was a problem either. Look at the situation today. Look at property values in Detroit. Wake up!
anti-thug
Sun, May 6, 2012 : 5:14 p.m.
we have look at, how fast is crime rising, in 10 years how high will it be. Ann Arbor has bought spots in magazine's which claim "Ann Arbor extremely low crime" which is not a fact , it just sounds nice lol " downtown Ann Arbor"dont have worrier about crime"
G-Man
Sat, May 5, 2012 : 1:25 p.m.
Why was he stabbed after the fight??????
UlyssesWrong1
Sat, May 5, 2012 : 12:53 p.m.
This hysteria over crime in Ann Arbor among some of us has to stop. Ann Arbor has been and is a great example of a safe city where crime is not a huge problem that the majority will encounter. It obviously happens though so we shouldn't feel all hell is breaking loose when stories break. I'm probably responding more to the Internet reactions, but I'm sure that reflects many regular Ann Arborites as well. Personally I feel the AAPD does a great job and has been for a long time now. Hopefully the victim in this story is alright and people will talk through conflicts rather than be violent. Sounds like some kids getting in an altercation in the wee hours, not the best time to be outside with your friends.
RJA
Sat, May 5, 2012 : 4:41 a.m.
Don't knock the AAPD, I think they do a great job for so few of them. (the court system knocks them enough already).
Tru2Blu76
Sat, May 5, 2012 : 1:02 a.m.
justcurious is absolutely correct: assault with a deadly weapon is just that. I'd bet if that individual had gone and got even a .22 pistol and shot that fleeing victim , wounding him in the shoulder: ALL of the on-duty AAPD would have responded. "The shooter" would have been either shot by or would have been mobbed by LEOs to subdue him. And this story would have been a headline on AnnArbor.com and just about any other news outlet that got wind of the incident. Oh but wait: these kids were too young to have access to pistols, because they're so dangerous and stuff like that.
justcurious
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 10:17 p.m.
The man ran into the house and grabbed a kitchen knife and ran after and stabbed someone and did not get arrested? What's wrong with this picture?
anti-thug
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 8:28 p.m.
they say southeast Ann Arbor has higher crime numbers .
anti-thug
Sun, May 6, 2012 : 5:17 p.m.
its the truth, specially campus areas are a heaven for criminal activity. I'm not in lala land just the real world were I see a not so perfect Ann Arbor.
djm12652
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 4:28 p.m.
what is the distinction between a 19 year old and "college" age? Why don't you just say the age of the third victim is unknown....
anti-thug
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 8:27 p.m.
college...? trying to inply that no big deal if a college student crime?
Lovaduck
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.
What happened to the relatively safe Ann Arbor I loved for so many years?! There's so much hostility in society just now; just look at some of our comments! It's very sad!
anti-thug
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 8:24 p.m.
IM not saying that Ann Arbor is murder capital or anything silly like that , Please dont call it relatively safe and compare to 3rd world nation's or Detriot lol, with that said, Ann Arbor as dangers as any other place in America!!! http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?aid=6a6a4730-d69e-4c65-80bc-ab5b0798ffaa you'll notice other murders , Ann Arbor is just as crime rated as any other large town in MI .http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?aid=6a6a4730-d69e-4c65-80bc-ab5b0798ffaa
Bryan Ellinger
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 5:12 p.m.
Ann Arbor is still relatively safe, and has never been completely safe. Check out what our Police Chief had to say in '72: http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/84185. Sound familiar?
treetowncartel
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 3:12 p.m.
They should have just settled their dispute through a game of beer pong.
Hmm
Fri, May 4, 2012 : 5:09 p.m.
Funny but more alcohol is the last thing these UNDERAGE kids needed