Man Dead After Knife Fight
One man is dead and two others were seriously hurt during a knife fight Saturday in Salamanca.
The fight started at a home on Summit Street sometime around one o'clock Saturday morning. Two men from the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in Niagara County and three Salamanca residents were involved, according to a news release e-mailed to WESB and The HERO by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department.
At some point during the confrontation, two of the men were stabbed. Another was seriously injured. All three were taken to area hospitals, where one of them died.
The man who died is Timothy Kraft of Sanborn.
Two other victims have undergone surgery and remain hospitalized with what the news release describes as "life-threatening injuries."
Investigators recovered three weapons, all believed to have been used in the altercation. Charges are pending.
The fight started at a home on Summit Street sometime around one o'clock Saturday morning. Two men from the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in Niagara County and three Salamanca residents were involved, according to a news release e-mailed to WESB and The HERO by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department.
At some point during the confrontation, two of the men were stabbed. Another was seriously injured. All three were taken to area hospitals, where one of them died.
The man who died is Timothy Kraft of Sanborn.
Two other victims have undergone surgery and remain hospitalized with what the news release describes as "life-threatening injuries."
Investigators recovered three weapons, all believed to have been used in the altercation. Charges are pending.
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