Employee cut in face trying to break up fight outside Old Irving Park restaurant

Sunday, March 5, 2017
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An employee at a restaurant in Chicago's Old Irving Park neighborhood had his face cut trying to break up a fight early Sunday.

Police said the 19-year-old stepped in during in an argument between a male and two females outside of La Villa Restaurant in the 3600-block of North Pulaski Avenue at about 1 a.m.
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The male cut the employee on the right side of the face with a knife before running away, police said.

The victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital where his condition stabilized. No one else was hurt.
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Chicago police are investigating. No one is in custody.
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