Res­i­dents of Spar­row Dri­ve, Aranguez, sub­dued a knife-wield­ing man on Sat­ur­day night, min­utes af­ter he at­tacked two men, po­lice said.

Po­lice said two men, ages 21 and 23, were walk­ing on the road, when they got in­to an ar­gu­ment near a Play Whe booth.

The man pulled out a fold­ing knife and stabbed both men in their backs and shoul­ders.

The men ran away, but were chased by their at­tack­er, be­fore he was caught and sub­dued by res­i­dents.

Barataria Po­lice were called in and ar­rest­ed the 23-year-old sus­pect.

The fold­ing knife was seized by po­lice as part of the en­quiry.