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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 12:12PM

Police say two brothers stabbed each other in South Philadelphia when a family dispute escalated into a knife fight.

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police say two brothers stabbed each other in South Philadelphia when a family dispute escalated into a knife fight.

Officers responded to the 2000 block of South 5th Street at 1:30 a.m.

They rushed one man to the hospital for surgery with a wound to the upper torso.

The other man had a minor injury and has been taken into custody.

Officers recovered both weapons used in the fight.

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