Olympia police arrested a stabbing suspect about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 3100 block of Capital Mall Drive Southwest.
According to a news release:
Police received 9-1-1 reports of screaming just north of the location and learned that two residents of a transient encampment had fought. The victim, 30, had been stabbed multiple times and walked to Capital Medical Center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The 34-year-old suspect received treatment for minor injuries at Capital Medical Center. He was booked into the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault. The Olympian is not naming him because he hasn’t been charged with a crime.
Anyone with information is asked to call Olympia police at 360-753-8300.
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