Crime & Safety

Two People Transported By EMS After Elm Street Stabbing

UPDATE: Police make arrest in a stabbing incident on Welch Avenue in Manchester. Cecil Harding, 40 arrested for First Degree Assault

MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police, fire, and AMR responded to Elm Street Thursday for a report of a stabbing.

Manchester police arrived and located two males struggling on the ground. The males were separated and upon further investigation, it was discovered that one of the males had sustained a non-life-threatening injury.

Police say, Cecil Harding, 40 of Manchester was arrested and is charged with First Degree Assault.

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Multiple police cruisers blocked parts of Elm Street for over an hour as the crime scene cordoned off in a large area on Welch Avenue.

Witnesses at the scene reported there was a disagreement between two people and several other people became involved. Witnesses said one of the men had a stick and another man was stabbed.

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The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time. Anyone with information regarding this matter is asked to call the Manchester Police Department at (603) 668-8711.

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