CORNELIUS, N.C. — One person was injured in a stabbing in Cornelius early Friday morning at a bar along Statesville Road, according to Cornelius police.
MEDIC responded to the scene on the 18000 block of Statesville Road around 2:30 a.m.
The patient was sent to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, MEDIC said. Police said the victim is currently in the Intensive Care Unit.
Shortly after the stabbing, police conducted a traffic stop on a suspected suspect vehicle and arrested Dale Patterson, of New York, and Denzel Washington, of Cornelius, North Carolina.
Washington has been charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple affray. Patterson has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Both individuals were transported to the Mecklenburg County Jail.
This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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