Man stabbed at MC Hammer concert.
Updated: Friday, 08 Jul 2011, 11:18 AM EDT Published : Friday, 08 Jul 2011, 10:04 AM EDT
Stamford, Conn. (Stamford Advocate) - A 29-year-old Stamford man is recovering at Stamford Hospital after being slashed in the neck and face following an Alive@Five performance by MC Hammer at Columbus Park Thursday night.
The victim was rushed to Stamford Hospital after suffering a gash to his carotid artery and the left side of his face, said Stamford police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Early Friday morning the hospital reported that the man's wounds were no longer life threatening, Conklin said.
Conklin said the assault was reported to police at 9:19 p.m. Although the assault occurred as the man was walking in an alley running behind the Bell Street Parking Garage, he was carried behind Bobby Valentine's sports restaurant where workers brought out towels to help stem significant bleeding from the man's neck, Conklin said.
Police officers applied pressure to the wound until medics arrived and continued to work on the man before rushing him to the hospital, Conklin said.
Despite those efforts, the man's artery was hemorrhaging in spurts and he lost an extreme amount of blood, Conklin said. Police found some PCP in the victim's possession, Conklin said.
While the attack occurred about a block away from the Alive@Five stage, Conklin said he did not know if the victim or his attacker were attending the concert
The pants need to make a comeback, but I'm not so sure the hammer does.
