Police reported a large brawl that led to a stabbing in the parking lot of the Boston Road IHOP restaurant around 4:47 a.m. Monday. The victim's identity and condition were not immediately available.
SPRINGFIELD -- Police are investigating a large brawl that led to a stabbing in the parking lot of the IHOP restaurant on Boston Road shortly before 5 a.m. Monday.
Details are still sketchy, but a 4:47 a.m. Springfield police report indicated that up to 15 men were fighting in the restaurant's lot before officers arrived.
Police said they spotted blood on the ground but couldn't initially locate a victim. Area hospitals were alerted to be on the lookout for a stabbing victim, the extent of whose injuries were not reported.
Later, however, a victim reportedly showed up at Baystate Medical Center with an unspecified number of stab wounds.
No further information was available.
More details will be posted on MassLive.com as information becomes available.