Target Store Slashing: Man arrested for wounding 3 at Pittsburgh store, police say

(CBS/AP) PITTSBURGH - Police arrested a knife-wielding man who allegedly ran into a Target store Monday and slashed three people, seriously injuring a 16-year-old girl.

The unidentified suspect ran into the store in the East Liberty neighborhood after a fight with several men down the street, said police spokeswoman Diane Richard. He was then seen chasing one of his pursuers from a Target restroom.

Richard said the suspect ran toward the checkout lanes and grabbed a teenage girl who was standing with family members. and held her in front of him while brandishing the knife.

Police arrived shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday and used pepper spray to subdue the suspect, but the girl was cut in the back and arm. Two men were also injured, one with a cut on the lip and the other with deep cuts on his fingers, Richard said.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in critical condition, but police later said she was upgraded to serious condition.

The suspect and a police officer were also taken to hospitals to be treated for pepper spray exposure. A bystander who complained of chest pains was also taken to a hospital.