The intersection of 10th and Market Streets in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Police are investigating after a woman was hospitalized following a stabbing attack that happened in Center City Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, officials said.
On Tuesday, Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10 that a 67-year-old woman was in critical condition after she was attacked near the intersection of 10th and Market streets at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
In that incident, officials said, the woman was stabbed in the back and chest by a man, believed to be in his 60s, during an argument.
According to Small, police believe the woman knew her attacker.
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After the attack, Small said the woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she was listed in critical condition.
The man fled the scene on a "red delivery bicycle," Small said.
Small said that investigators believe they know the identity of the suspected attacker and were working to apprehend him.
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As of about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, police had not yet announced an arrest in this incident.
Small said that an investigation is ongoing.
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