Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing of two persons on the campus of Morgan State University.
This undated photo provided by the Baltimore City Police Department shows Carlos Mars. Police have arrested Mars in connection with a stabbing at Morgan State University that left three football players injured. Police said Wednesday, March 18, 2015, that Mars has been charged with assault and weapons charges. (AP Photo/Baltimore City Police Department)
On March 17, Baltimore Police responded to a report of a stabbing around 2 p.m., according to information provided by Det. Ruganzu Howard of the media relations section of the Baltimore Police Department.
Police initially thought three persons had been stabbed, but upon providing medical treatment it was found that two men had been stabbed, while another received abrasions in the altercation in which the stabbing took place. One victim was stabbed in the chest, the other in the back and buttocks.
A suspect was identified by Baltimore Police detectives working alongside Morgan State University Police in what Howard called a “mutual investigation”. The suspect was apprehended on the morning of March 18, and is currently being booked for the attack at the Baltimore City Jail.
The Baltimore Police Department does not release the names of living victims, but Howard says that the victim stabbed in the back and buttocks has been treated for his injuries and released, while the other remains hospitalized but is expected to survive his injuries. ralejandro@afro.com