Multiple People Stabbed at Virginia Plasma Donation Center, Suspect in Custody
One of the victims reportedly is in critical condition.
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Multiple people were stabbed inside a blood plasma-donation center in Petersburg, Virginia, on Thursday, according to Petersburg Police Chief Kenneth Miller. An unidentified suspect has been taken into custody after the incident, Miller said at a press conference. Officers were able to arrest the suspect without incident, and a “cutting instrument” was recovered from the scene. Nurses working at the center and customers were hiding in a restroom during the incident, WTVR CBS 6 reports. One of the victims reportedly is in critical condition.
🚨BREAKING: @PBurgPolice Chief tells @solomonreports multiple people injured at this plasma center.
— Karina Bolster (@KarinaNBC12) July 4, 2019
Officers headed to hospital - the
suspect is in custody, without incident. Incident happened just before 5 pm. #NBC12 pic.twitter.com/ixBxH0JG1y
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