Man wounded in Santa Rosa stabbing

The stabbing was reported Saturday afternoon near Piner Road and the railroad crossing.|
PAUL PAYNE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Santa Rosa police were investigating a stabbing Saturday afternoon that sent one man to the hospital, police said.

The stabbing was reported about 1:15 p.m. near Piner Road and the railroad crossing, Sgt. Marcus Sprague said.

A man was taken by ambulance to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Sprague said he had a non-life-threatening wound to his upper leg.

Witnesses said he had been fighting with another person who also was stabbed during the altercation, Sprague said. The person was identified but was not located during a search of the area, he said.

You can reach Staff Writer Paul Payne at 568-5312 or paul.payne@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @ppayne.

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