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Man stabbed in the back during robbery attempt

Police in Dayton have arrested a man they said held a knife to his girlfriend's throat.

PITTSBURGH — Police said a man was taken to an area hospital after he said he was stabbed during a robbery attempt early Saturday.

Officers rushed to the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. where they found a man with a stab wound to the back of his shoulder.

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Police said he told investigators he was followed down the street and then confronted by two men who tried to rob him. He said he ran, but was stabbed in the back when one of them caught up to him.

The investigation continues, according to police.

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