Four men stabbed in San Jose bar fight
SAN JOSE, CA -- San Jose police will arrest three men suspected of assaulting a fourth man at a bar in the city early this morning, a police sergeant said.
At 12:23 a.m. today, San Jose police received reports of a fight in the parking lot of Alex's 49er Inn bar, located at 2214 Business Circle near Bascom Avenue, according to Sgt. Ronnie Lopez.
A witness reported that between eight and 10 people appeared to be fighting and were throwing beer bottles, Lopez said.
While San Jose police were on their way to the scene, deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle carrying three men who suffered stab wounds, Lopez said
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=7141673And on the other coast, a few months ago:
And in the middle, between the coasts:
Four Stabbed At Chelsea Nightclub
Another weekend, another violent incident at a nightclub. Earlier this morning, four people were stabbed at Chelsea nightclub Promenade, on West 28th between 7th and 8th Avenues. The AP reports, "Police say four men were stabbed during a dispute that broke out at about 4:30 Sunday morning," and WABC 7 has a few more details: "Two patrons and four of the club's workers got into some sort of scuffle as the patrons exited the club...A fight broke out, and police say one patron stabbed four of the workers." The victims are in stable conditions while two suspects were arrested. Charges are pending.
http://gothamist.com/2009/03/29/four_stabbed_at_chelsea_nightclub.phpFour Stabbed in Watts, Two with Wounds to Their Head
Four people, including the suspect, were stabbed earlier this morning on a block of single family homes in Watts. Two of the females victims, aged 68 and 20, were stabbed in the head and were listed in serious and stable condition, respectively. Another 20-year-old female suffered a minor wound. The suspect, a male, was also stabbed and sent to the hospital with unknown injuries, but the LAPD has confirmed he is now in custody. "It's still unfolding," an officer said over the phone speaking to the unknown nature what happened.
http://laist.com/2009/03/05/four_stabbed_in_watts.phpIs four a magic number? No. I was searching for a particular new item for another post and googled "four stabbed" in their news section and got bunches of hits. The above are just a sample.
Let's go for five. Lots of hits. Here is one:
Six? Multiple hits. Here is one:
Six stabbed at Shoreline concert Saturday
Police ended a Shoreline Amphitheatre concert early on Saturday night after at least six people were stabbed in the lawn seating area.
Amphitheatre security called Mountain View police at 9:30 p.m. Saturday for backup after fighting and stabbings got out of control at the Kiss FM Old School Fiesta concert.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=12560Seven? Multiple hits. Here is one:
7 Stabbed in Nightclub Brawl
AP Reporting
Police say as many as seven men were stabbed during a quarrel at a nightclub in New York City. Two are in critical condition.
The bloody fight erupted around 4 a.m. Sunday inside the Tahona club in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.
http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2008/09/seven-stabbed-at-steinway-street-club.html9 STABBED AT BROOKLYN PARTY
Nine people were stabbed and slashed early this morning at a wild party in Brooklyn, cops said.
The melee began after a young woman told her friends that she was pushed by another person at the gig at Euclid Avenue and Fulton Street in Cypress Hills around 1:45 a.m., officials said.
The woman's friends went over to the other group, and the two sides whipped out knives and started stabbing each other, sources said.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/brooklyn/item_l782xuHnLR8GQkgHvgZ5DL