CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Update - Feb. 28
A 44-year-old man has been charged following an alleged stabbing near the University of Virginia, according to the Charlottesville Police Department.
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Edward Conlin Lee, of Charlottesville, faces charges of malicious wounding. Authorities confirmed that both the suspect and male victim are acquainted and said it was not a random attack.
After further investigation, Charlottesville Police learned that both individuals were present at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Thomson Road before the incident. An altercation occurred at this location, during which the male victim was stabbed.
The victim managed to walk roughly a block away to the 100 block of Emmet St, where he was later found and transported to University of Virginia Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Authorities said he is still receiving treatment at this time.
Shortly after, officers received a description of a suspect, who had last been seen traveling onto UVA Grounds armed with a knife, according to Charlottesville Police. Within an hour, Lee was detained in the 200 block of Stribling Ave.
Neither the suspect nor the victim have any affiliation with UVA, according to school officials.
The police department said Lee is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you have any information related to this case, you’re asked to call CrimeStoppers at 434-977-4000.
Update
In an update, UVA said that they had detained the suspect and the incident is stable. The shelter-in-place has been lifted.
According to the Charlottesville Police Dept., one victim was transported to the hospital and is in critical condition.
The suspect is a middle-aged white male and he was apprehended by University Police in the vicinity of Stribling Ave. Neither the suspect nor the victim have any affiliation with UVA.
Details on suspect and incident still remain limited at this time, but 10 News will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Original:
The University of Virginia released an emergency alert for an active attacker with a knife near the university’s campus.
According to the school, a middle aged white male with a white shirt, blue sweatpants and white shoes was reported near 100 Emmet St. S near Alumni Hall. In the initial alert, it was initially reported that the white male was wearing a red hoodie.
The campus issued a shelter-in-place order at 5 p.m.
Details remain limited at this time but 10 News will update this story as we get more information.
