A man went up to a woman sitting on a bench and stabbed her, police say. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
A 66-year-old woman is seriously hurt after a man stabbed her while she sat on a bench outside the Friendship Heights Metro station in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Monday morning, police say.
Marcus Dwayne Jackson, 39, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault and other charges. A witness saw Jackson run toward D.C. after the stabbing on Wisconsin Avenue just before 9:30 a.m., police said.
Medics treated the victim and took her to a hospital, police said. Police did not say where she was stabbed, but said she has serious injuries.
D.C. police officers found Jackson near Chevy Chase Circle and arrested him there. They found a knife on Jackson, police said.
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Investigators could be seen going through an olive green backpack the suspect was carrying.
Yellow police tape and numerous officers surrounded the wooden bench near the bus bay at the station as police investigated and commuters waited for their buses Monday morning.
The circumstances surrounding the stabbing are unclear and police haven't said if the victim knew the suspect.
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