Crime & Safety
Stabbing Reported Outside Leesburg Apartment Building: Police
A victim was drinking in a parking lot with other men when one of the men stabbed him during an argument, according to Leesburg police.
LEESBURG, VA — A man was stabbed outside of the Manor apartment complex in Leesburg on Saturday night, according to the Leesburg Police Department. Authorities said the victim was drinking in the parking lot with other men before the stabbing.
Authorities did not identify the victim by name. The police department said he received treatment at the hospital and his injuries were not life-threatening.
Investigators have not identified any suspects yet. However, authorities believe that the men involved in the stabbing lived in the apartment complex or nearby.
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Police responded to the Manor apartment complex on Fort Evans Road NE around 9 p.m. on Saturday. When they arrived on the scene, they found an adult man suffering from a stab wound to the upper body, according to the police report.
Investigators said the victim was drinking alcohol in the parking lot of the complex near building #18 with three other men. At one point, an argument broke out and one of the men stabbed the victim in the upper body, the police department said.
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Anyone with more information about the stabbing can contact Detective M. Pacilla at 703-771-4500 or mpacilla@leesburgva.gov. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-8477.
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