Crime & Safety

Villanova Student Stabbed, 3 Suspects Sought: Cops

Breaking: The student told the woman who was with him to run just before the altercation began, police said on Tuesday.

RADNOR, PA — A Villanova student was stabbed over the weekend while walking home from the bar, police announced Tuesday evening, and three suspects are being sought in connection with the incident.

The student left Kelly's Bar, on the 1100 block of E. Lancaster Avenue, at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7 with a woman, police said.

They made it down to Prospect Avenue and were heading toward County Line Road when the three suspects began "verbally accosting" the pair, according to authorities.

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The victim told the woman to run, and an argument with the three suspects began that soon turned violent.

At some point during the ensuing confrontation, the student was stabbed, although police said he did not realize he'd been stabbed until later. The suspects left in an unknown direction.

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A driver passing by stopped and asked if he was okay, and he told her that he was, according to police. The student then walked home, and when he realized he'd been stabbed, walked to Bryn Mawr Hospital. He remains there in stable condition, police said.

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. The suspects, pictured above, are described as follows:

  • Suspect 1: African-American man in his early 20s, thin, about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, cleanly shaven, with three dreadlocks
  • Suspect 2: African-American man in his mid 20s, medium build, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a goatee
  • Suspect 3: African-American man in his early 20s, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, clean shaven with glasses

If you have any information on this incident, please call 610-688-0500 or 911.

Image via Radnor Police Department

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