Overview
- The confrontation began around 1:20 p.m. Thursday on the 2700 block of A Street near East Lehigh Avenue, according to police.
- A 45-year-old and a 21-year-old first fought over a shoveled parking space, with the older man displaying a knife and the younger man producing a legally owned handgun before both set the weapons down.
- Police say a 36-year-old woman then retrieved a firearm from a vehicle, struck the 45-year-old on the head, and fired a round into the ground without hitting anyone.
- Officers arrested the 21-year-old man and the 36-year-old woman at the scene and recovered all weapons, with the investigation and potential charges still under review.
- The 45-year-old was hospitalized with a head injury, and police indicated he was in stable condition as surveillance video from nearby businesses documented the fight.