One man was killed and another hurt in a stabbing early Monday morning in Albany.

Police were called to the area of Washington Avenue and Quail Street around 3:40 a.m. for a report of a stabbing.

They found a 25-year-old man stabbed in the back. He was treated on scene and taken to Albany Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.

Police learned that there was another victim on the 400 block of Washington Avenue who was unconscious and unresponsive. The 24-year-old man was taken to Albany Medical Center with multiple stab wounds, and pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until family is notified.

Police think the stabbings stemmed from a fight between two groups of people, they said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Albany Police Detective Division at 518-462-8039 or submit an anonymous tip to Capital Region Crime Stoppers.