2 hospitalized after stabbing in Butler, man in custody

BUTLER, Pa. — Two people are in a hospital and a man is in custody after a stabbing in Butler.

Butler County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Rotary Park on Shore Street at around 4:40 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.

Officers said a 25-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were found with stab wounds.

The two victims were flown to hospitals in Pittsburgh by helicopter.

18-year-old Dartavian Johnson was charged for the stabbing, who police say is homeless.

Johnson faces two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and two counts of recklessly endangering another person.

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