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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police were at a row home in the 300 block of Scott Street Wednesday investigating a mid-afternoon stabbing.</p><p>According to a news release, police said officers responded to Scott Street at about 3:15 p.m. for a report of a stabbing victim and determined that the assault actually occurred in the area of Corbett Lane &#8212; about four blocks away.</p><p>Police said the stabbing victim ran to a friend&#8217;s residence on Scott Street after he was stabbed during an altercation between him and another male.</p><p>Police said detectives are investigating the incident and additional information will be released when it becomes available.</p><p>Police did not release the condition of the victim, but they did identify him as a Wilkes-Barre resident.</p><p>A trail of what appeared to be blood could be seen running down the front porch wall of a Scott Street residence as a city police detective interviewed four people on the front porch.</p><p>The investigation of the incident occurred a half block from the Weissman Playground on the corner of Mundy and Scott streets. No children were seen in the playground following the incident, but several neighbors had gathered on the street, talking among themselves and observing the scene as police investigated.</p><p>One woman, who declined to provide her name, said she just moved to the neighborhood about two weeks ago and regrets it. Although Wednesday was the first time she saw police respond to an incident in her block, she said &#8220;a lot of arguing and fighting&#8221; goes on there.</p><p>Another woman, who also declined to be identified, said she was visiting the neighborhood and was glad she and her children moved away, describing it as a trouble spot.</p><p><em>This story has been updated with additional details provided by police.</em></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Police interview people on the porch of 397 Scott St. in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a man who was stabbed on Corbett Lane fled to the residence of a friend at that address. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_TTL090816stabbing1-5.jpg</photo0><caption0>Police interview people on the porch of 397 Scott St. in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a man who was stabbed on Corbett Lane fled to the residence of a friend at that address. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Steve Mocarsky</p><p>smocarsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Steve Mocarsky at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @TLSteveMocarsky.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre cops: Victim fled to Scott Street after Corbett Lane stabbing