The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection to multiple scattered stabbings that took place on Sunday afternoon.
In a statement posted to Twitter, the police department from the city in New Mexico confirmed that it had the “lone suspect” allegedly responsible for leaving 11 people injured. The suspect had been riding a bike used for off-roading and had a large knife, according to police, KRQE reported.
“They appear to be random, someone was involved with an accident here on Central, a person just came up and said they were stabbed,” said Gilbert Gallegos, a spokesman with the Albuquerque Police Department.
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“There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason at this point,” Gallegos said.
A first stabbing occurred around 11 a.m. near the Sister bar located near Central Ave. and 4th St., according to the Albuquerque Police Department. Other stabbings occurred near Central St. and Harvard Drive, Central and Pennsylvania St., and Central and Domingo Street.
UPDATE: Officers are investigating 7 possible scenes – stretching from Downtown to Central and Wyoming – with reports of 11 stabbing victims. All victims are in stable condition. The lone suspect is in custody.
— APD Public Information Officer (@APD_PIO) February 13, 2022
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Across the United States, people are experiencing a surge in crime. The Council on Criminal Justice released a study on Jan. 26 that evaluated data from 22 cities showing crime rates had increased roughly 5% in 2021 from the following year.
President Joe Biden has vowed to take action to combat the rising crime rates and gun violence across the country. On Feb. 3, he announced a new slate of actions ranging from district U.S. Attorney’s Offices nationwide to increase resources aimed at specific violent crime strategies to launching a National Ghost Gun Enforcement Initiative to train agents properly to investigate and use tools to bring forth cases against people who use ghost guns.
The Washington Examiner contacted the Albuquerque Police Department for a statement and did not receive a response.
