Man Stabbed on Metrobus in Northwest DC

A person is severely harm after being stabbed on board a Metrobus on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest D.C., officers say. The seek for the attacker is ongoing.

The stabbing occurred on the 33 route at Wisconsin Avenue and Newark Road close to the Nationwide Cathedral at about 3:20 p.m. Friday, Metro mentioned.

Witnesses mentioned the sufferer was stabbed within the neck.

Passengers rushed off the bus, witnesses mentioned.

Metro Transit Police closed off the sidewalk, talked to potential witnesses and downloaded the bus’s digicam to see if it had photographs of the suspect.

Police closed off the parking deck of the Big at Cathedral Commons after a witness reported seeing a person speeding there simply after the stabbing.

An officer took a battering ram into an adjoining residential constructing after a report the suspect could have been seen on the roof.

“The investigation is ongoing to establish the suspect and motive within the assault,” Metro mentioned in a short assertion.

No description of the suspect was instantly launched.

A girl who mentioned she acquired off the identical bus just a few stops earlier mentioned a person onboard had behaved erratically and had spoken about committing acts of violence. 

“He was a middle-aged man ranting, and everyone thought he was simply off,” she mentioned.

The attacker acquired off the bus after the stabbing, witnesses mentioned.

Wisconsin Avenue was partially closed through the investigation.

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