Police investigate stabbing

Wednesday, June 2, 1999 | 10:49 a.m.

Metro Police is investigating the stabbing of two brothers at an apartment complex in the 4200 block of Viking Road Tuesday morning, said Lt. Wayne Petersen.

Officers found the brothers, 21 and 16 years old, at 3:23 a.m. in their apartment. The younger brother had also been shot one time.

Investigators believe the two men, whose names were not released, were stabbed and shot by someone who knocked on the door of the apartment. The motive for the crime is unknown and the victims have been unable to give police any information. No independent witnesses have been located, Petersen said.

Both victims were transported to University Medical Center and are in stable condition, Petersen said.

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