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Police shoot knife-wielding suspect in South Philadelphia

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Police shot a man who allegedly stabbed two men in South Philadelphia on Thursday night. Credit: Rikard Larma/MetroPolice shot a man in South Philadelphia on Thursday night after arriving at 10th and Mifflin streets to find him allegedly having stabbed two people.Police say the 23-year-old stabbing suspect injured two men, a 54-year-old father and the man's 24-year-old son, during the incident, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m., CBS3 reports.A police officer reportedly shot the suspect three times after the man refused to drop the knife and pointed it at police. The 23-year-old man was treated at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.The stabbing victims were last reported to be in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital.