A man was stabbed near the D.C. line in Montgomery County, Md., overnight, and police believe they’ve arrested the man responsible.
Authorities responded to a report of an injured person near the Friendship Heights Metro station about 2:50 a.m. Thursday. They found a 24-year-old man with a stab wound to his chest. He described his attacker as a homeless man he knew, officials said.
According to police, a witness at the scene told authorities that the culprit appeared to be acting in self-defense when he stabbed the victim.
A witness described the attacker, and D.C. police arrested 53-year-old Phillip Enyeazyi near Wisconsin Avenue and Van Ness Street in Northwest.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of the stab wound and a collapsed lung. His injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
District police said Enyeazyi is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for now, and Montgomery County police will pick up the case from here.
