Springfield man stabbed in neck after argument at local gas station

A Springfield man said a Sunday evening argument led to him being attacked by five people he couldn’t identify and eventually being stabbed in the neck.

Springfield police began their investigation Sunday night when they were called to the area of North Isabella Street and Keifer Avenue where they found the victim sitting on the ground against a fence covered in blood, according to a Springfield police report.

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“(The victim) was covered in blood from lacerations to the right side of his neck, lacerations on his right wrist and lacerations on his left leg,” the report says.

The man told police he had gotten into an argument at Speedway on North Street and that an unknown woman was mad at him because he had some of her stuff and she wanted it back, according to the report. The report doesn’t say how the man and woman knew each other.

“(The victim) ran from the Speedway towards Snyder Park,” the report says. “The unknown suspects caught up to (him) at the intersection of North Isabella Street and Maiden Lane. The unknown suspects got out of the vehicle and the unknown female suspect stabbed him in the right side.

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The victim said he was stabbed with a screwdriver, according to the report. He continued to try to get away, the report says, but he was eventually caught by a male suspect.

“One of the unknown male suspects tried to stab (him) with a knife,” the report says. “(The victim) tried to block it with his hand and received two lacerations to his right wrist Another unknown male suspect stabbed (him) with what he thought was a small pitchfork or backhoe causing two lacerations to his left leg.”

Officers were able to collect evidence from the scene including a bloody swimsuit and hoody. They also found tennis shoes covered in blood in the area of the attack.

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“No charges were filed at this time due to lack of information on the unknown suspects,” the report says.

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