INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — A 15-year-old is facing criminal charges after police said he stabbed a man in the back Wednesday afternoon.
It happened in the 400 block of Church Street, in a residential area of Indiana Borough.
Police did not say how old the victim was, just that he was stabbed in the rear upper torso.
Police said while crimes like this can happen anywhere, it’s unusual something serious happens in that area.
“I’m not willing to say that it’s not unusual for a crime to happen in a residential area but something to this magnitude yes, we don’t handle these types of etchings every day,” said Indiana Borough chief Justin Schawl.
11 News was told the 15-year-old boy will likely be charged as a juvenile.
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