The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

TWO MEN are being treated in hospital after being stabbed multiple times during an argument over a dog early yesterday morning.

The incident took place at around 7.37am in Nassau Village.

According to reports the victims, two men, aged 19 and 22, got into an altercation with two brothers, ages 27 and 21, who had sold them a dog.

As the incident escalated, one of the victims was stabbed in the head and neck and the other in the back and shoulder.

The men were taken to hospital by ambulance. Last night, they were listed in stable condition.

Police say the two brothers are currently assisting with their investigations.

In other crime news, a teenage boy is in hospital after he was shot to the chest on Monday afternoon.

The incident reportedly took place at around 2.15pm.

Police say the 17-year-old boy was at a car wash on Brougham Street when he was approached by a masked man dressed completely in black and brandishing a handgun.

The suspect shot the victim once in the chest before running away.

The victim was rushed to the hospital. Last night, he was listed in serious condition.

Anyone with information concerning any of these crimes is asked to call police on 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit on 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 328-TIPS.