Crime & Safety
Stabbing At HdG Restaurant: 1 Hospitalized, 1 Charged, Police Say
Youths were involved in a fight at a Route 40 restaurant on Monday afternoon that resulted in adult assault charges, according to police.
![Havre de Grace police officers said they chased a boy believed to be responsible for the stabbing at a restaurant on Pulaski Highway on Monday, May 16.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220516/102154/styles/patch_image/public/4c8498ff-ce40-4164-922c-616f18d14b2c___16222111277.jpg)
HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Police said a fight at a restaurant in Havre de Grace on Monday afternoon left one boy with stab wounds and another facing assault charges.
Around 3:50 p.m., police said officers were called to the 800 block of Pulaski Highway for a reported fight with stabbing.
A boy inside the restaurant had been stabbed, and he was taken to a regional hospital, according to police. The victim was in stable condition Monday night, authorities reported.
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When officers arrived, they said multiple youths were leaving the scene.
Several eyewitnesses provided a description of the suspected assailant, and police said they found him nearby, and he gave chase when they tried to detain him. After a brief foot pursuit, he was taken into custody.
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While the suspect was a juvenile, police said he was being charged as an adult with the following crimes:
- First-degree assault
- Second-degree assault
- Carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to cause injury
- Reckless endangerment
- Resisting arrest
Investigators say they have not yet identified a motive in the stabbing, and any witnesses can contact Detective/Sgt. Harmel at 410-939-2121.
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