NORFOLK, Va. — A stabbing at Cogans Pizza in Ghent left one man seriously hurt and three others injured Thursday.
Norfolk police received the call of a stabbing around 1:35 a.m. at the Cogans Pizza located at 1901 Colonial Avenue.
First responders found a 34-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with injuries considered life-threatening.
Three other men had also been stabbed. They were treated for injuries not considered life-threatening.
Police said the incident began when two men got into an argument. A fight broke out and the suspect stabbed the 34-year-old man. The other three men were injured while attempting to break up the fight.
According to a Facebook Event post, there was a Halloween costume contest at Cogans Pizza that night. That event was supposed to go on until 2 a.m.
Corey Jones said he saw the stabbing start as a fight. "It was like a bar brawl," he described.
When the fight moved outside Jones told us he moved away, but recorded the aftermath on his phone.
“Someone has got stabbed in the rib, someone got stabbed in the face," he said. "It happened so fast, I thought they were punches.”
Jones added, “They still wanted to fight after this man was wounded.".
After nearly four hours on the scene, police took down the crime tape and the fire department washed down the sidewalk.
Still, Erin McCarthy came to work at Café Stella, to find blood on their store’s fence.
“It’s disturbing," said McCarthy.
She hopes the man medics took to the hospital can pull through. “Gosh I mean it’s just a shame that his life might have been taken by somebody that was angry," said McCarthy.
Investigators said the suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
Police have identified the man in connection with this incident and are searching for him. His name hasn't been released by police at this time.
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