A man was fighting for his life in hospital after an “altercation” in Glenrothes.
Police were called to Colliston Avenue just after 9am on Monday.
The 58-year-old was rushed to hospital where he remained in a critical condition on Monday afternoon.
A cordon was put up on part of the street and police were standing guard outside a house.
Forensics officers have also attended the scene.
Glenrothes incident may have been ‘isolated’
One 55-year-old woman told The Courier police said this had been an “isolated” incident in the street.
She said: “I’ve not lived here long, so this is a bit of a shock to see what’s happening.
“A uniformed officer was at my door this morning, asking to see our CCTV but there wasn’t anything to see.
“All the police officer told me at that point was that it was an isolated incident.
“We’d started to read more reports of what happened online.
“The police have been standing guard around the cordon since.”
Another neighbour said they only became aware of the police presence in Glenrothes after getting an online shopping delivery at around 1.30pm.
The 38-year-old said: “It was the delivery driver who’d alerted me asking ‘What’s going on at the back of your house?’
“When I came back I saw what I assumed to be CID officers taking pictures of the ground in the shared car park.
“I’ve not lived here long but this has all been a bit unexpected to see this going on outside my front door.”
‘People should be able to walk around here safely’
A father-of-five who lives in the area described the mood as “frantic” when the police arrived on scene.
He said: “I’d not long come home from working night-shift when the police arrived on the scene. There were two vans and an unmarked car before another vehicle arrived.
“It was a bit frantic when the police first arrived.
“Initially, an officer said they didn’t think they’d be here too long but obviously as more details have emerged the cordon has remained in place.
“I don’t know if the victim is local but the age of the man sort of took me aback.
“People should be able to walk around here safely and not be scared of being attacked.”
Medical staff describe man’s condition as ‘critical’
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 9.10am on Monday, police were called to a report of a man having been seriously injured during an altercation with another man in Colliston Avenue.
“Emergency services attended and a 58-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy where medical staff describe his condition as critical.
“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.”
