Two males wounded in fight with “cutting instrument” near Buckingham Fountain

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Two males suffered superficial wounds during a fight Saturday night near Buckingham Fountain in the Loop.

The two suffered “superficial wounds from a cutting instrument” during a fight in the 500 block of South Columbus about 10:15 p.m., police said. Their ages were not known.

One walked away from the scene when police arrived, and the other refused medical attention, police said. Both males were intoxicated and appeared to be fighting with each other, police said.

Neither filed a police report and no one was taken into custody.

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