Crime & Safety
3 Stabbing Victims Hospitalized After Fight On Columbia Pike: Police
Two men and a teenage boy were stabbed Friday evening during a fight in an apartment building on Columbia Pike, according to police.
ARLINGTON, VA — Two men and a teenage boy were stabbed Friday evening during a fight in an apartment building on Columbia Pike, according to police.
Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, police were dispatched to the report of a stabbing in the 5100 block of Columbia Pike. When they arrived, police officers found a man suffering from a laceration and immediately began rendering aid.
Officers found another man in the 1000 block of S. Frederick Street and a juvenile male in the 5000 block of 8th Road S., both suffering from stab wounds.
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All three stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries, police said. The three were in stable condition and their injuries are considered non-life threatening, police said Saturday.
Police said they believe a fight between about five people occurred in a stairwell inside the apartment building. Police recovered a knife during their investigation.
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Anyone with information that may assist the investigation into the stabbings can contact the Arlington County Police Department’s tip line at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us.
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