Del. police investigating attempted robbery

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a Home Depot in Newark that left a 24-year-old man injured.

Police say a Home Depot employee was walking around the exterior of the store on Peoples Drive at around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday when he was approached by a man who asked him several questions. Police say when the employee began walking away the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee multiple times. The employee was able to wrestle the knife away from his attacker, who fled on foot into a nearby wooded area.