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After taking two men to Queen Village, a cabbie was stabbed 11 times and robbed Monday.
At 1:15 a.m., the 37-year-old cabbie, who was transporting the duo, pulled up to the 900 block of South Front Street, police said. After both exited, Alejandro Gonzalez, 22, of the 1100 block of South Ninth Street, allegedly seemed as if he was retrieving cash from his wallet. Instead, Luis A. Moreno, 21, of the same block, is believed to have stabbed the cabbie through the driver’s side window. Gonzalez supposedly joined in, but the taxi driver pulled the knife from him and started to attack Gonzalez until Moreno allegedly stabbed him in the head.
The cabbie said, “Take the money,” Gonzalez allegedly took $205 and fled, with Moreno, west on an unknown street, police said.
The taxi driver headed north a few blocks to South Street where he spotted police, who transported him in stable condition to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, according to police. He was treated there for superficial wounds to the left side of his head and chest, left arm, right hand and front of his neck.
A short while later, police spotted Moreno walking through Jefferson Square Park, 300 Washington Ave., police said. He is believed to have tossed a knife as they approached him. Police recovered the object and arrested Moreno, who allegedly had bloody hands and a cut on his right forearm. Police arrested Gonzalez at his home at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The pair was charged with attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault, conspiracy and related offenses, according to court records. Moreno and Gonzalez are being held on $100,000 and $150,000 bail, respectively, which had not been posted by press time.
Gonzalez’s mugshot was not available at press time.
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