Police: man stabbed twice at gas station

Published 7:58 pm Wednesday, April 25, 2018

VICKSBURG (AP) — Authorities say a Mississippi man was stabbed during a fight at a gas station convenience store.

News outlets cite Vicksburg police reports that say 27-year-old Desmond Jermaine Taylor was stabbed twice in the parking lot late Tuesday night. The report says Taylor was hospitalized with a punctured lung.

He’s listed as stable, but his exact condition is unknown.

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Police found Taylor lying in the street after witnesses said he left the scene on foot. Police say he had gotten into fight with 39-year-old Charles Benard “Black Eye” Scott, who fled on foot. Police are looking for Scott.