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Man hospitalized after knife fight in Hamilton County

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HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. -- One man was hospitalized Thursday night after a stabbing in Hamilton County, Indiana. 

Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office were called to the 300 block of W. 206th Street at about 10:20 p.m. 

Deputies found a man with slash and stab wounds to various parts of his body. He was taken to a hospital by an air ambulance. 

Police identified a suspect in the attack. Brian Harris, 44, slashed tires on a nearby vehicle when he was confronted, and a fight ensued, according to a release from the sheriff's office. Harris was found in a nearby wooded area and taken into custody.

He was treated at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital for a large cut on his hand before being taken to jail.

The initial call to police was for shots fired. Nobody was hit by a firearm, police say.

Harris faces the following preliminary charges: 

  • Criminal Mischief,
  • Battery with Serious Bodily Injury,
  • Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon, and
  • Aggravated Battery

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