Document: Additional Arrest Made in Connection with Stabbing of Four People

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On Dec. 13, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a 39 year-old Minnesota resident for simple assault in connection with an incident from the previous day, in which four people were stabbed.

The first arrest was made on the day of the incident. A 29 year-old resident of Northeast, DC was apprehended by police and arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly stabbing four victims, all of whom were taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

According to a press release, the stabbings happened on the 500 block of 11th Street, NW after a verbal altercation between the suspect and the victims escalated into a physical one.

The simple assault arrest came as a result of the detectives’ investigation. The detectives are also trying to identify other suspects, who were captured by cameras.