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Police Use Stun Gun On Man In River North Knife Fight

By Tanveer Ali | July 29, 2017 8:36am | Updated on July 31, 2017 8:48am

CHICAGO — Officers used a stun gun on a man in a knife fight in River North early Saturday morning, police said.

The incident occurred in the first block of East Illinois Street around 1:43 a.m. when police responded to a call of a person with a knife.

Officers found two men with knives who both appeared to be cut. One of the men refused to drop his knife and was stunned by police.

The men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where they were treated and released.

No one was arrested. Neither of the men wanted to file charges.