Alexandria Police seek suspect in Arlandria stabbing

The Alexandria Police Department is searching for a suspect following a stabbing in the Arlandria neighborhood early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:20 a.m. near the Tiger Market parking lot on Mount Vernon Avenue.

Police believe an unknown man approached a victim sleeping on the ground and stabbed him multiple times. The suspect, described as a man between 20 and 30 years old, approximately 180 pounds with long dark hair and a fair complexion, fled on foot toward West Glebe Road. The investigation is being treated as a felony aggravated malicious wounding.