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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; An elderly man was detained by police and his nephew was hospitalized after a stabbing inside a residence on North Main Street on Thursday.</p><p>City emergency medical technicians quickly removed the victim from 477 N. Main St. just before noon. A large bandage was around the man&#8217;s neck while a older man was handcuffed and seated in a chair on the front porch. He was later transported for questioning.</p><p>Police Chief Joseph Coffay said the incident was isolated.</p><p>&#8220;We were called here for a domestic situation, two relatives, two males were involved in an altercation where one stabbed the other,&#8221; Coffay said. &#8220;We have one guy in the hospital and the other gentleman is down at police headquarters.&#8221;</p><p>There was no new information about charges or about the stabbed man&#8217;s condition later Thursday.</p><p>Coffay said he was not immediately aware what led up to the stabbing or who called 911.</p><p>Three police detectives were at the scene including a state police trooper with the Forensic Services Unit. While city police have trained officers to process crime scenes, Coffay said at times state police are called to assist.</p><p>The residence is a two-unit apartment building with detectives focusing on the first floor. Coffay said the residence is not known to be a troublesome house.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This is the scene of Thursday&#8217;s North Main Street stabbing in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_C2BBF3FE-8A36-4956-954E-819E18B374E7_ne201952312114337-3.jpeg</photo0><caption0>This is the scene of Thursday&#8217;s North Main Street stabbing in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_61219907_397324860861132_3446900246485925888_n-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Police take a man into custody following a reported stabbing on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday morning. There was no information about whether any charges would be filed later Thursday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_61219907_397324860861132_3446900246485925888_n-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Police take a man into custody following a reported stabbing on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday morning. There was no information about whether any charges would be filed later Thursday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_WB-Stabbing-05242019-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Police take a man into custody following a reported stabbing on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday morning. There was no information about whether any charges would be filed later Thursday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_WB-Stabbing-05242019-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Police take a man into custody following a reported stabbing on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday morning. There was no information about whether any charges would be filed later Thursday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

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