Woodbridge Man Stabbed During Workplace Dispute In Manassas Park, Flown To Hospital: Cops

MANASSAS PARK, VA — A 22-year-old Woodbridge man was stabbed in Manassas Park on Thursday, according to a report from the City of Manassas Park Police Department. He was flown to a hospital where he underwent surgery for "serious injuries," police said.

The suspect, who authorities identified as a 20-year-old man from Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested on Thursday. The suspect, Richard Toland, was charged with one count of malicious wounding.

The incident was first reported to authorities as a shooting. Manassas Park police officers responded to the incident in the 600 block of Palisades Circle at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday to investigate.

When they arrived on the scene, officers found the victim laying in the street with a stab wound to the lower abdomen, according to the police report.

Bystanders in the area directed officers to the suspect, who was walking in the area. Authorities claimed they recovered a knife and a firearm from the scene, but they did not say whether any shots were fired.

The police department said the stabbing occurred after an argument between two coworkers at a moving company. After the stabbing, an off-duty paramedic provided first aid to the victim while waiting for emergency personnel to arrive on the scene.

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Officers from the Prince William County Police Department also responded to aid in the investigation.

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