Shane Hennen

Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in the stabbing of a man on the South Side early this morning.

At 2:40 a.m., police responded to a report of a man stabbed in the 1900 block of Wharton Street. They found a man who had been involved in a fight, later identified as Rayan Lambert, 25. He had been stabbed in the neck, possibly with a box cutter, police said.

Mr. Lambert was taken to UPMC Mercy, where he is listed in critical condition.

Police obtained an arrest warrant for Shane Hennen, charging him with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. At 1:30 p.m. Mr. Hennen came to police headquarters with his attorney to turn himself in on the warrant.

Police said Mr. Lambert and Mr. Hennen were involved in an altercation earlier after leaving the Diesel night club. The fight was broken up and both parties went their separate ways. A short time later the fight resumed in the 2100 block of Wharton Street and ended after Mr. Lambert was stabbed on the side of his neck and cut on his wrist.

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