Minnesota police: Man stabs victim for refusing to make way for him on the sidewalk

Police: Minor sidewalk squabble leads to stabbing

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Police in St. Cloud said an argument over sidewalk etiquette led to a man being stabbed because he wouldn’t move out of another man’s way. The 31-year-old victim told police he and the other man were walking toward each other on a sidewalk early Friday morning. Each man refused to make way for the other.

The St. Cloud Times reported that the argument escalated into a physical fight. When it was over, the victim noticed he’d been stabbed several times in the stomach.

Authorities said the victim’s injuries were minor.

Information from: St. Cloud Times, www.sctimes.com