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Colorado Man Stabbed After Checking On Woman Fighting With Boyfriend In Oregon

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Beaverton police say a man was stabbed when he checked on a woman fighting with her boyfriend.

Police arrested 22-year-old Angel Lopez on suspicion of attempted murder, assault and unauthorized use of a weapon.

Authorities say Lopez and his girlfriend were fighting in a field next to the Beaverton Transit Center Monday morning when 40-year-old Gordon David Hackett intervened.

Police say the two men then get into a physical fight in which Hackett was stabbed. His is expected to survive.

The woman was not injured. She was not arrested.

Police described the couple as local transients. The victim described as a transient from Colorado.

Police originally said Hackett's injuries were life-threatening but later said they were not.

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