Coverage dated October 26, 2026

Witnesses fight off attacker after argument leads to stabbing near City Hall

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About a dozen people fought off an attacker who police say stabbed a 50-year-old man in the head during an altercation outside City Hall on Sunday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of 15th Street and JFK Boulevard just after 9 p.m.

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NBC10 Philadelphia
Crowd beats attacker who stabbed 2 men outside City Hall, police say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Oct 26, 2026
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FOX 29 Philadelphia
Witnesses fight off attacker after argument leads to stabbing near City Hall (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Published Oct 26, 2026
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About a dozen people fought off an attacker who police say stabbed a 50-year-old man in the head during an altercation outside City Hall on Sunday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of 15th Street and JFK Boulevard just after 9 p.m.