Police: Stabbing erupts at Chuy’s restaurant in Phoenix after game of chess

PHOENIX - Two people were stabbed at north Phoenix restaurant late Thursday after police say a person got mad over a game of chess.

The stabbing was reported around 11 p.m. at the Chuy's restaurant near 7th Street and Greenway Parkway.

Officers at the scene said two people were playing a game, but when one person won the game the other person got mad and stabbed the winner twice.

The victim’s friend jumped in to help and was also reportedly stabbed in the upper torso.

Others at the restaurant held the suspect down until officers arrived at the scene and the suspect was somehow injured, according to police.

The suspect and two victims were transported to a Valley hospital. Their conditions are unknown.