Man cuts himself with machete during SE Portland fight

By Patrick Preston KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Aug 15, 2012 at 6:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Aug 16, 2012 at 8:11 AM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two neighbors got into a fight at a Southeast Portland apartment complex Wednesday when one of them cut himself with a machete.

Several witnesses watched as the two men fought in the courtyard of the Surrey Square Apartments on Southeast 162nd Avenue near East Burnside.

Witnesses say one man had a machete and the other man had a homemade weapon of a blade attached to a bamboo stick.

They say the man with the machete got cut along his neck by his own weapon.

"The dude just stepped back and whack and hit him, and when he hit him he spun around clockwise and landed on the blade. That's why he got cut," said witness Wilbert Reed.

"I drove over here to make sure my kids were all right, and I saw the guy walking toward the store, and then he collapsed on the ground and there was blood everywhere," said Ken Mastne. "That injury to the side of his head was gushing blood."

Both men were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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gbudavid

Now here is some Irony:) Â http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12248.html

Gerber Recalls Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard

Nobody

Oops.

onceagain

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More bamboo madness, when will it stop, call in Sammie.

onceagain

First it was more gun control, now it will be more stick with blades control. When will people learn to use their weapons properly, they should learn better control before rushing out to cut up their neighbors.

Jabroni

Oooh!Â A stick with a blade on it, huh? Well I'll show YOU! *slice* HA HA HA!!! WHAT NOW!?? Um... I'm getting a little dizzy...

xilef regnu

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That's why these two guys are banned from Home Depot.

I812

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Put them in a cage, give them their weapons of choice, and tell them the door does not get unlocked until both of them are dead.Â

Phuzz

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its like a third world country over there. and i thought my hood was bad. (montavilla)

mister

MAN!!!!!! I can't believe I missed it. Bummer

RalphCramden

What can be said about an article like this? I can only shake my head.......

badcat

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I keep a blade attached to a bamboo stick with me at all times, just in case someone attacks me with a machete.Â They're not always as dumb as this guy.