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20-year-old man arrested after stabbing in Ely

WCCO digital update: Morning of Sept. 24, 2023
WCCO digital update: Morning of Sept. 24, 2023 01:26

ELY, Minn. — A 20-year-old man is in custody after allegedly stabbing another man in northern Minnesota Saturday morning, police said.

The Ely Police Department said a man with multiple stab wounds showed up to a local hospital around 3 a.m.

He was treated and released and told police a 20-year-old man from Orr stabbed him after an argument. The 20-year-old was arrested when he returned to the scene of the stabbing.

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He is being held at the Virginia jail awaiting charges.

WCCO typically does not identify those arrested until they are formally charged.

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