Police: Man Stabbed in Port Jefferson Early Saturday Morning

A man was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning after an altercation on West Broadway in Port Jefferson left him with multiple stab wounds, according to police.

Police have not released the name of the person who was stabbed but said that at about 2:46 a.m. on Saturday an altercation in front of on West Broadway led to a man being stabbed multiple times by another person who fled the scene at some point. The injured person was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A police tape was set up around the area in front of McDonalds where the incident occurred and blood stains could be seen on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant, according to one witness who saw the scene later on that morning. A trail of blood led to a park bench in front of Village Hall, where the injured person was found. Police broke down the crime scene at about 9 a.m.

Police did not say what the argument was about that led to the stabbing and no arrests have been made as of yet. The investigation is ongoing.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

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