A suspect has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Old Town.

On Monday, June 27, 2022, at 8:37p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to the 300 Block of Northwest Glisan Street on the report of a stabbing. The first officer arrived to find a victim lying on the ground and bleeding heavily. The officer immediately applied a tourniquet to the victim's arm. The victim was transported to a local hospital with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries, and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Photographs of the suspect in this stabbing were distributed to officers at Central Precinct. Members of Central's Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) and Bike Squad began searching for him. On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, just before noon, they found and arrested 27-year-old Spencer James Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick has been charged with Attempted Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He's also being held on a detainer.

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