Mar 30, 2009 6:12 am US/Eastern
NYPD Arrests 2 After Chelsea Nightclub Stabbing
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
A wild stabbing spree forces partiers inside a popular Manhattan nightclub to run for cover.
When it was all over, four people were hospitalized and two men were in custody.
It began as a night of fun and dancing, but ended in bloodshed.
"When I turned around, I saw all the people coming out of the club," a witness said.
Club-goers were rushing out of Promenade on 28th Street because a fight broke out inside. The altercation escalated and four men were stabbed, two in the abdomen.
"It's shocking and scary," one neighborhood resident said. "We don't need this."
Chelsea residents that live near the club say there are always fights and problems with the people who hang out at the trendy nightspot.
Back in October 2007, when the club was called Fusion 215, a man was stabbed in the street in front of the club.
Now, residents say they fear for their safety.
"There's always something going on, always a problem, always police coming by, being called," resident Carolyn said.
People that frequent the nightclub say they are surprised by what happened, and that Promenade is known for having tight security.
"They search you strictly," patron Michelle Brown says. "Guys get it worse than the females."
Two men were arrested in the incident. One of them tried to break out of a police car, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation.
Police say they plan to charge one of the suspects with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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