MPD: Man cut in chest while trying to break up fight

MADISON, Wis. — A man is recovering after he received a cut to his chest that required stitches.

The 55-year-old told police he attempted to break up a fight between two men in downtown Madison late Monday night.

He told police he only knows the men by their street names. The man also told officers, that a third man, someone he did not know, began making swinging motions toward the group.

The victim did not realize he was injured until later, according to a release by the Madison Police Department.

Officers are working to establish a location for the disturbance with hopes of securing surveillance video.

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