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Homeless, disabled vet arrested for Rittenhouse Square stabbing

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Police have arrested a homeless, disabled veteran after a seemingly random stabbing in Rittenhouse Square left a 24-year-old man dead, ABC reported.RELATED:Man dies after apparent random stabbing in Rittenhouse SquarePolice said the attacker and the victim, both of whom have not been identified, did not know one another.RELATED:All quiet in Center City day after youths brawlThe stabbing reportedly happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, when the suspect approached a group of friends celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. There was a brief argument, and the man stabbed one of them in the chest and fled, CBS reported.The victim was then taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where he died.Matt Lee is a web producer for Metro New York. He writes about almost everything and anything. Talk to him (or yell at him) on Twitter so he doesn’t feel lonely: @off_Yellow.