An Arlington, Virginia, man is facing charges after a domestic-related double stabbing in Pentagon City on Saturday night, police say.
Leonardo Reyes, 23, was being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.
Police responded to the 900 block of Army Navy Drive at 9:45 p.m. to a report of a stabbing. At the scene, officers found a woman and a toddler girl suffering from wounds. They were treated on the scene, according to police.
Both the woman and toddler had serious injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, police said. The woman was in critical but stable condition. The toddler was in stable condition.
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A second child was at the scene but was not injured, according to police.
According to a preliminary investigation, the woman was walking on the sidewalk outside of a business while holding the toddler when Reyes approached them, police said. He then assaulted the victims with a knife before running away, police said.
He was later found in a parked vehicle inside a parking garage, police said.
Reyes is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, contributing to the delinquency of a child and child abuse.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s tip line at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us.
