Trail of blood leads officers to suspect in River Walk-area stabbing

Officers were called just before 11 p.m. near East Commerce St., Navarro St.

A man was found stabbed multiple times at a downtown bus stop late Tuesday night, San Antonio police said.

SAN ANTONIO – A 23-year-old man was found stabbed multiple times at a downtown bus stop late Tuesday night, San Antonio police said.

According to police, a woman found the victim stabbed several times in his abdomen around 10:45 p.m. at a bus stop near East Commerce Street and Navarro Street.

The victim told them he managed to get away from his attacker before stopping at the bus stop.

The victim gave a brief description of the suspect but did not say where the attack occurred.

Officers noticed a large amount of blood and followed a trail, which was about a block long, in an attempt to find the suspect and crime scene. The male suspect, who matched the victim’s description, was found on the San Antonio River with a knife, police said.

The suspect was booked on outstanding warrants and later charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The injured man was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center for his injuries.

Authorities did not give a name or age of the suspect and did not say what the motive was for the stabbing.


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