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Daytime machete fight injures 2 men in Raleigh
Two men were injured Thursday in a fight involving a machete. One of the men was charged in the fight.
Posted 2023-09-15T13:16:13+00:00 - Updated 2023-09-15T13:16:13+00:00
Two men were injured Thursday in a fight involving a machete. One of the men was charged in the fight.
On Thursday around 3 p.m. the Raleigh Police Department responded to Wake Forest Road near Poplar Street.
At the scene, they found two men with non-life-threatening injuries from a weapon reported to be a machete.
Both men were transported to a hospital.
Brandon Young, 41, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Warrants describe the weapon as a "machete with a wooden handle and approximately 1 foot long blade."
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be possible.
Police said the Young knew the other man and the incident was isolated.