CAIRO, Ill. -- Police are investigating a shooting and stabbing that occurred early Sunday at McBride Housing in Cairo.
According to the Cairo Police Department, officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 3:18 a.m. Sunday. One male had been shot and another male had been stabbed. Both were hospitalized.
Police said the incidents were separate occurrences stemming from one disturbance. The stabbing victim was from Chicago, while the shooting victim was a Cairo resident.
Police said a suspect has been identified in the stabbing.
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