An arrest was made Thursday following a Wednesday stabbing on Bloomington’s west side, according to a report from the Herald-Times. The suspect in the case evaded police Wednesday evening after stabbing two victims and leaving a third with other minor injuries.
The man, whose name has not been released by police, was taken in on an arrest warrant that was not related to Wednesday’s stabbing, according to the H-T. At this time, he is only identified as a possible suspect in the case.
Police responded Wednesday to the 900 block of South Adams Street after receiving a report claiming two or three people may have been stabbed. Upon ?arriving at the scene, the police found a man and a woman with stab wounds and a second woman who was battered.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the health of the victims was the main priority and they were given proper care, but one of the victims was able to give a detailed report of the event.
The woman who was later battered told authorities she was on her way to the community mailbox of her living development when a black male threw her onto the ground.
The suspect then reportedly sat on and began choking her. After she attempted to flee, the subject drew a knife, pressed it to her neck and told her he was going to kill her.
A second woman heard the shouts of the first and attempted to come to her rescue. She was stabbed in the abdomen and also had lacerations on her arms.
A man then attempted to stop the subject and was stabbed in the chest.
The original victim had an abrasion on her neck where the subject held the weapon and other abrasions on her hands and knees.
Officers from the Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police and the Bloomington Police Department set up a perimeter in an effort to capture the subject. Twice the subject was seen in the distance, but in both instances he managed to evade ?capture.
While fleeing, the subject dropped “evidence of value,” according to the Sheriff’s Department.
It is currently being processed to lead to the identity of the attacker.
The motive for the crime is currently unknown, and the original victim gave no indication that she knew the subject.
The subject is described as being a black male with dreadlocks, which at the time of the assaults were tied back in a ponytail.
He was also wearing a black windbreaker-like jacket and light-colored pants.
If anyone has information relating to this crime, the Sheriff’s Department asks that they call detective Shawn Karr at 812-349-2781.
