EL PASO, Texas (ABC7) — A five-year-old El Paso girl was stabbed by a man and very seriously wounded on Tuesday afternoon at a northeast El Paso fast food restaurant, fire officials said.
The suspected attacker was arrested about an hour and a half later after police said they had found him "hiding out at nearby hotel room."
The girl was transported by the El Paso Fire Dept. to University Medical Center on a code 3 status, which is used to designate those very seriously injured. She was then transferred to El Paso Children's Hospital and reportedly suffered a stab wound to the stomach.
4-5 yoa little girl stabbed. Subject fled on foot but possibly located and hiding out at nearby hotel room. https://t.co/Oxi54jgi21
— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) February 18, 2020
The stabbing happened just before 1:45 p.m. at the McDonald's restaurant at 9461 Dyer Street and the man fled on foot after stabbing the girl, police said.
The suspect was taken into custody just before 3:15 p.m., police tweeted.
Subject in custody https://t.co/716IZHH6Hz
— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) February 18, 2020
Story courtesy of ABC7.
