Generic image of police lights. NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a suspect is in custody in connection to a gruesome stabbing early Friday morning in North Philadelphia.Police responded to the 1400 block of West Girard Avenue just before 4 a.m.
after receiving reports of a stabbing incident.Officers reportedly discovered a 58-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to the shoulders and left leg.
Police say he was stabbed a total of eight times.MORE: CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETYPolice rushed the man to Temple Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.Authorities have not released the identity of the arrested individual.