PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating a stabbing involving multiple victims near Burton Barr Central Library.
The incident occurred after 4 a.m. on Tuesday near Central Avenue and McDowell Road.
Police say about seven adults were involved in a physical fight at Margaret T. Hance Park. One of the victims reportedly flagged down officers in the area for help.
ABC15 crews saw multiple people being taken away in ambulances from an area near Burton Barr Central Library's heat relief/respite center.
Four victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Three people were detained, police say, and one was booked into jail for aggravated assault.
According to police documents, the incident occurred during an altercation between groups about an earlier confrontation at a nearby convenience store.
The victims reportedly told police the suspect, a 23-year-old man, used a broken glass bottle to injure the victims. One of the victims reportedly stabbed the suspect in an act of self-defense, causing non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
The investigation is ongoing.
