{"id":189210,"date":"2026-05-11T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189210\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:44:18","slug":"man-stabbed-in-cheek-during-fight-in-pittsburghs-south-side-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189210\/","title":{"rendered":"Man stabbed in cheek during fight in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04f1be129e955ee0402004799ef6595c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two men were taken to hospitals after a stabbing in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says officers flagged down on East Carson Street around 3 a.m. for a reported altercation that turned into an aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man on scene told police that he had stabbed another man in the cheek in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man with a laceration to his cheek was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The other man was also taken to a hospital so that an injury to his hand could be evaluated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigation into the incident is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:FREE WPXI News app;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Watch WPXI NOW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two men were taken to hospitals after a stabbing in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side overnight. 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