A man in his 20s was stabbed in the abdomen early Sunday during a brawl involving more than 50 people in a dirt parking lot near a Salt Lake City nightclub, according to police. The victim walked away from the chaos on his own, was found by officers about a block south, and was later taken to a hospital in fair condition. He is expected to recover.
Salt Lake City police responded to a report of a large altercation at about 2:06 a.m. Sunday, according to KSL News. The fight broke out in a dirt parking lot east of Area 51 nightclub, located at 270 S. 300 West, the outlet reported. Salt Lake City police Lt. Josh Moody said a large group was assaulting one person who had already been stabbed in the abdomen when officers arrived.
The injured man managed to walk away from the fight before police located him about a block south, per the same account. He was transported to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray in fair condition, and Moody said he is expected to recover.
Victim Wouldn’t Say What Started the Fight
Witnesses told police that another man stabbed the victim, but the station’s report notes the victim himself was uncooperative when it came to explaining what led to the brawl in the first place. That has left investigators working with limited information as they try to piece together what triggered a fight large enough to draw more than 50 people into a parking lot in the middle of the night…