City Park Ranger, 3 others hurt in 3 separate stabbings in Philadelphia on Sunday

Four people are hurt after three separate stabbing incidents in the city of Philadelphia, according to a spokesperson with the police department.

The first stabbing happened just before 5 a.m. on Sunday morning on the Unit block of South Dewey Street in West Philadelphia, police said.

A woman in her early forties was stabbed twice in her right upper back, police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was placed in stable condition.

The second stabbing incident happened inside a deli on the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue in the Kensington section of Philadelphia just after 4 p.m. and left two men hurt, according to officials.

While inside a deli, a man in his late twenties was stabbed in the arm and a man in his early sixties was hurt after he suffered a cut to the head, police explained.

Both victims in this stabbing were taken to a nearby hospital by officers and placed in stable condition, police said.

No weapons were recovered and no arrests have been made in these two incidents, police said.

A third stabbing incident left a City Park Ranger hurt in Rittenhouse Square, according to police.

Officials said the incident began at about 4:18 p.m. on Sunday, when a man -- identified as 34-year-old Thomas Riceman from West Philadelphia -- entered a security booth in Rittenhouse Square Park and laid down on the ground.

At that time, police said, the park ranger asked Riceman to leave, which led to an altercation in which the ranger was stabbed in his head, near his eye, with a pair of scissors, officials said.

Despite his injuries, police officials said the ranger was able to handcuff Riceman and wait for police to arrive.

Riceman is facing charges of Attempted Murder - First Degree, Aggravated Assault, Ethnic Intimidation, Terroristic Threats, and related offenses.

The ranger was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in stable condition, according to officials.

People who were in Rittenhouse Square and witnessed the incident unfold told NBC10 that the ranger had asked the stabbing suspect to leave because he was acting belligerent.

A while later, witnesses said the ranger was standing near the pavilion in the middle of the park when the man came back.

Tom McGrath was walking his dog through the park when he saw that the ranger was hurt.

“His head was in the pavilion, but his body was out and there was somebody who I believe was a nurse who was compressing a part of his eye, his right eye," McGrath explained.

Video posted online shows Philadelphia Police taping off part of the park.

“People were concerned because this gentleman—he’s usually there. So we all know him to say hello to him," McGrath said.

Residents told NBC10 that the ranger's name is Mike. They said that he is from Puerto Rico and started this job at the beginning of the summer.

“He’s a very kind person and I think he’s actually really good at his job in terms of connecting with the people who come to the park every day and also making sure that it’s a safe space in the capacity that he can," Rachel, who is a friend of the ranger, said.

Rachel said that she heard witnesses helped pin down the suspect who police were then able to arrest.

Police said that a weapon was recovered.

If you have any information on any of these stabbing incidents, please call or text the Philadelphia Police Department's tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).