A fight involving three men behind a National City fitness center escalated Friday into a stabbing that left two of them wounded, one fatally.
The fracas erupted about 10 a.m. at a strip mall on North Euclid Avenue, just north of Division Street, according to police. During the brawl, one of the combatants pulled a knife and stabbed the other two, then fled.
One of the victims died at the scene, Lt. Antonio Ybarra told reporters. Paramedics took the other to a hospital for treatment. His condition was unclear.
The reason for the fight was unclear. All three men appeared to be homeless, the lieutenant said.
No description of the assailant was immediately available.
