Triple stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Southwest Philadelphia

Triple stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Southwest Philadelphia
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One man was killed Tuesday afternoon and two others were injured in a stabbing in Southwest Philadelphia.

According to Fox, police are investigating the stabbingincidents thatoccurred on the 5500 block of Baltimore Avenue around 1:30 p.m.

The suspect is reportedly a 55-year-old man, according to police. He allegedly stabbed a 51-year-old man in each hand and both a31-and 30-year-old man once in the chest, NBC reported.

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The 30-year-old died from his injuries. The other two victims were brought to Mercy Hospital, according to Fox, and arebothin stable condition.

Police said they have recovered a weapon but they are still searching for the suspect, NBCreported.