BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – Police have arrested a suspect in connection to an alleged stabbing at a Roadrunner Market in Bristol, Virginia early Tuesday morning.
According to a release from the Bristol Virginia Police Department (BVPD), officers were called to the scene at 2121 West Euclid Avenue around 3:30 a.m.
When police arrived, they reported finding a possible crime scene but no victims or suspects. The release states the BVPD was then notified that a stabbing victim had been transported to the Bristol Regional Medical Center by a relative in a private vehicle.
The BVPD reports the victim, a man from Bristol, Tennessee, “had been attacked at the front door of the convenience store.”
The BVPD said warrants were obtained for suspect Aaron Hooker, 35, of Bristol, Tennessee for malicious wounding.
Hooker allegedly punched the victim before drawing a knife and stabbing him in the chest. Police report the victim was treated for stab wounds to his chest.
The BVPD said Hooker was taken into custody at around 4 p.m. Tuesday.