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A verbal altercation escalated into violence Saturday evening in Old Pasadena, leaving one man hospitalized with a neck laceration and another arrested for attempted murder, according to police.
The incident occurred around 5:19 p.m. in the 100 block of West Green Street near Fair Oaks Avenue, where officers responded to reports of a group of 10 to 15 people fighting and a man bleeding from the neck, said Pasadena Police Lieutenant Domino Scott-Jackson.
Upon arrival, officers found a Hispanic man in his 40s suffering from a laceration to his neck.
The victim, from the Rosemead area, was transported to a local hospital in stable condition, said Scott-Jackson.
The suspect, identified by authorities as David Santilani, a man in his 50s from Temple City, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder Scott-Jackson said.
According to Scott-Jackson, the altercation began as an argument between the two men. The situation escalated when the victim allegedly punched Santilani in the face. In response, Santilani reportedly swung at the victim with a box cutter, causing the neck laceration. No other injuries being reported.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Pasadena Police at (626) 744-4241 or report information anonymously by contacting “Crime Stoppers” at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) via your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile App on Google Play or the Apple App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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