Crime & Safety

Ride-Share Driver Stabbed After Fight With Teens: Police

A driver told a group of teens he couldn't fit them all in his ride-share vehicle, and a fight broke out, police said.

Denver police are investigating an altercation in the city that left a ride-share driver hospitalized with stab wounds.
Denver police are investigating an altercation in the city that left a ride-share driver hospitalized with stab wounds. (Amber Fisher/Patch)

DENVER, CO — Denver police are searching for suspects after a ride-share driver was stabbed in the city's Rosedale neighborhood. The driver is expected to survive, according to the Denver Police Department.

Officers were called at 12:14 a.m. Monday to the 2100 block of South Broadway Street after they received a report of the stabbing.

The ride-share driver was in the area to complete a fare and was approached by five teenagers, police said. The driver told the group that he couldn't fit all of them in his vehicle, and a verbal altercation broke out, authorities said.

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The fight turned physical and the driver was stabbed several times, police said.


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No arrests have been made in connection with the stabbing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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