Victim transported to Grand View Hospital; police say incident stemmed from domestic dispute
A suspect was taken into custody Monday night following a stabbing that left a man hospitalized in Lansdale Borough, police confirmed.
Officers with the Lansdale Police Department responded around 7:55 p.m. Monday to a report of a stabbing victim on Shaw Avenue, according to police. The victim, a 33-year-old male, was transported by VMSC Emergency Medical Services ambulance to Grand View Hospital for treatment of multiple wounds.
Police said their investigation determined the incident began as a domestic dispute inside a residence in the 100 block of East Main Street, before the injured man was later located on Shaw Avenue. Emergency dispatch and EMS radio traffic indicated callers initially reported a fight involving two individuals yelling in a foreign language, possibly Spanish, with the stabbing believed to have occurred behind the East Main Street property.
Initial EMS traffic indicated the victim was
A suspect was subsequently taken into custody and was awaiting arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Ed Levine, police said. Authorities noted that additional details will be released following the arraignment.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to the incident was asked to contact the Lansdale Police Department at 215-368-1801.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
