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Police: 22-year-old recovering after overnight stabbing in Portage

Posted at 11:49 AM, May 16, 2015
and last updated 2015-05-16 12:01:23-04

PORTAGE, Mich. — A 22-year-old man is being treated for injuries related to an overnight stabbing in a Portage trailer park, police tell us.

Officers from Portage Police Department were called to a residence on Wyndham in Chateau Trailer Park around 3:32 a.m. Saturday on a report that shots had been fired and someone possibly being stabbed.  Police say a group of people at that residence left before their arrival, ending up in a driveway on Yarmouth.  Here, police say a physical confrontation took place, during which the victim was stabbed.

The victim was reportedly transported to a nearby hospital by friends and is recovering in stable condition.

Detectives are still working on interviewing witnesses and say no arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Portage Department of Public Safety at 329-4567 or Silent Observer at 343-2100, http://www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.