Police say central El Paso bar worker stabbed drunk man who tried to choke him

UPDATE, March 18: Police said Thursday that a St. Patrick's Day stabbing at a central El Paso bar involved an employee defending himself against a drunken customer.

Investigators indicated an intoxicated man who was asked to leave the Pour Judgment bar began choking a worker. That's when detectives said the worker defended himself by stabbing the drunk man in the arm.

ORIGINAL REPORT, March 17: EL PASO, Texas -- Police were investigating a central El Paso stabbing Wednesday night that left one victim wounded.

Police reported it just after 9:30 p.m. at Piedras and Yandell streets.

The victim was believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, according to officers at the scene.

There was no immediate word as to what led up to the stabbing - or if any arrests had been made.

The stabbing was among four major incidents police were investigating within the span of a couple hours. There was a pedestrian struck and killed as well as two other traffic crashes that left people seriously injured.