Police: Man says he was stabbed over a scratch ticket
By: Niza Vinas
nvinas@abc6.com
A man in South Providence told police he was stabbed during an altercation over a scratch ticket.
Police say they found the man at a bus stop near 343 Broad Street, Sunday around 11:30.
The officers noticed the 29-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach and had a laceration on his left arm. The man says he was stabbed hours earlier at the bus stop, but police found no evidence of a crime scene in the area.
When questioned, the victim said he fought with a stranger over a scratch ticket; he was very uncooperative in giving more details.
The man was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.
His injuries were non-life-threatening.
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