Man stabbed in neck during altercation on Near West Side

A man was stabbed in the neck during an altercation Friday night on the Near West Side.

Just before 10 p.m., a male victim was in a verbal altercation with an unknown offender in the 100 block of North Ashland.

The offender produced a knife, and stabbed the victim in the neck.

The offender then fled the area.

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The victim waved down police officers, and removed the knife from his neck.

He was taken to an area hospital in fair condition.

No one is in custody.

Editor's note: Originally, police reported the incident happened at the CTA Green Line Station, however, CTA says after reviewing surveillance video, the incident did not appear to occur on CTA property.

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