Stabbing reported in Athens, investigation underway
Apr. 10—PRINCETON — Law enforcement agencies were seeking a suspect Wednesday after a stabbing was reported outside a local store.
The stabbing was reported around 3:20 p.m. outside the Dollar General Store on Athens Road. The Princeton Rescue Squad transported the victim to WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital and he was subsequently transported to Carillion Hospital for further treatment.
Information about the victim's condition was unavailable Wednesday afternoon.
The investigation revealed that two adult males fought in the parking lot and one of them stabbed the other, said Lt. S.A. Sommers with the Mercer County Sheriff's Department. After the stabbing, the suspect fled the area and the victim waited for deputies and EMS to arrive.
The suspect was still at-large Wednesday, but the stabbing was believed to be an isolated incident and there was no ongoing threat to the public, Sommers said.
The names of the victim and suspect were not be released Wednesday.
This incident is being investigated by Lt. S. A. Sommers and Deputy N. J. Mason.
Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@bdtonline.com
