Man stabbed with knife and shot with pellet gun in Newport

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NEWPORT, RI (WLNE) – A man has been arrested for stabbing and shooting another man with a pellet gun.

J-Sean Murphy is being charged with Felony Assault.

The victim of the assault approached police at the Festival Field Apartment complex on Girard Avenue around 7 p.m. Friday.

Police officers were at the apartment complex responding to another call in the area before the victim approached them, according to police.

The victim was bleeding heavily from his chest and told police that he had just been shot.

Police began aid on the victim until Newport Rescue arrived.

The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.

After attending to the victim police began an investigation and determined Murphy as the suspect. 

Within minutes after the assault, the police found Murphy at a home nearby in the Park Holm area in Newport.

The condition of the victim is unknown at this time.

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