A guest at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner hotel tackled a blood-covered man after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her hotel room, police said.
The suspect, 34-year-old Igor Koob of Washington, D.C., allegedly went inside the woman’s hotel room Wednesday night and assaulted her, Fairfax County Police said.
The woman had life-threatening wounds to the upper body, police said.
Another guest heard loud noises and saw a man who was covered in blood run out, police said.
The guest tackled the man to the ground and held him until officers arrived, police said.
Officers arrived about 9:30 p.m., then found the injured woman and the suspect, police said.
The victim and suspect were taken for hospital care. The suspect’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, police said.
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Koob was arrested on a charge of aggravated malicious wounding, police said.
Police haven't said whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
Major Crime Bureau detectives are investigating.
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