One man stabbed after argument escalates

Updated: Oct. 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM CDT
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Two men were injured after an argument between them escalated into a physical altercation, according to initial New Orleans Police Department reports.

The incident happened just after midnight in the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue.

The victim, a 41-year-old man got into an argument with another man, identified as 31-year-old Jason Wannamaker. That argument then turned physical.

At that point, Wannamaker pulled a knife and stabbed the victim.

Wannamaker also sustained a cut and was taken to a nearby hospital by EMS.

Wannamaker will be arrested when he is released from the hospital, police said.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle.

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