Like I said "Then he became aggressive and you know, withdrew his knife,"...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Leaves out the part where two guys were backing the stabber down the street. That is, at the very least, aggressive. And stupid on the streets of any big city at 2am.

The witness I saw said they just “came closer” to him to tell him to go away. But at least one of the men was being aggressive enough that his friend tried to pull him back.

When I see obvious bullshit it leads me to believe there is more bullshit in the story.

This was most likely a pissing match wherein 5 people thought they had one person outnumbered. Then out came the knife.