Edgewood Assault Sends 3 To Hospitals: Sheriff

EDGEWOOD, MD — An argument that escalated Friday night in Edgewood sent three men to area hospitals, one with a stab wound, authorities said. None of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening.

The three victims knew one another, and preliminary investigation indicated they had been drinking, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported.

At 7:03 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 1900 block of Sidnee Drive in Edgewood, where officials said three men were in need of medical attention.

One had been stabbed in the upper body and was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, authorities reported.

Two victims were taken to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center; one man had an apparent head wound and another was taken to the hospital as a precaution, the sheriff's office said.

Detectives from the Harford County Sheriff's Office are investigating the case, which authorities said began while the victims were drinking and had a verbal disagreement that escalated into physical violence.

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