I'm confused... Were the people with sword wounds victims of the attempted robbery or were they criminals who got what they deserved, in which case they weren't victims.
AS usual this graduate of journalism is a poor writer. My take is the first two found at the apartment were the victims who somehow got stabbed. The two that later showed up at the hospital were the perps.
Ok. The bad guys come in with a gun. One of the bad guys spots the sword hanging on the wall and grabs it. The victim struggles with the bad guy, gets hit and cut. Victim gains control of the sword and the ass-whippin' is on!!
The people with the sword wounds were the criminals who attempted the home invasion.
But here in Minnesota, everyone's a victim.