Stabbing on Ocean City Boardwalk: At least three injured after fight breaks out

Authorities confirmed that a multiple stabbing was recorded on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

At least three people were injured in the stabbing in Ocean City, Maryland.

Police called the incident a «serious assault.»

Another violent night in the US. Authorities confirmed that there was a multiple stabbing in the popular Ocean City Boardwalk area in Maryland, close to midnight on Monday, June 20, which left at least three people injured after a fight broke out.

Three people were stabbed on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, late Monday night, according to authorities cited by Fox News in the early hours of Tuesday, June 21. The Ocean City Police Department said the «serious assault» occurred in the area of ​​Wicomico Street and Atlantic Avenue at 11:58 p.m.

Multiple stabbing at Ocean City Boardwalk

Officers responded to calls from witnesses about a fight. «Upon arrival, officers located three victims with stab wounds,» the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) added, according to the Fox News report.

«The Ocean City Police Department is at the scene of a serious attack in the area of ​​Wicomico Street and Atlantic Ave. This is an active investigation and we will provide updates as they become available,» that agency had initially reported on Twitter.

Victims were airlifted to hospitals

Two of the victims were airlifted from the scene of the incident. One of them was taken to Shock Trauma and the other was transferred to Christiana Hospital. The third victim was transported by Ocean City emergency services to Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Hospital, Fox News reported.

The identities and conditions of the victims were not immediately released. Police also did not specify if the three wounded were involved in the fight that led to the stabbing on the Ocean City Boardwalk. The Ocean City Police Department is investigating the crime.

Violence in the Maryland

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The recent stabbing followed a particularly violent weekend in nearby Baltimore, Maryland, where at least 15 people were shot, Fox Baltimore reported. Five of those victims were killed in the citywide shootings over Father’s Day weekend.

Jason Johnson, a former deputy commissioner with the Baltimore Police Department, said violent crime spikes during the summer, when kids are out of school. “When the weather is warm and school is closed, people tend to be outside more. That tends to raise the probability of a confrontation that can lead to violence,” Johnson said, according to Fox Baltimore.