4 people stabbed in seemingly random attacks across Oxford; suspect in custody
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OXFORD, N.C. (WTVD) – Four people were stabbed at different locations across Oxford on Monday morning.
It all began around 7:30 a.m. on Belle Street near Granville County Administration Offices. Investigators said the suspect, who is now in custody, stabbed a government employee before traveling several blocks down to Wall Street and stabbing another person near the Granville County Board of Elections.
Next, the suspect went to the Walmart Supercenter located off Lewis Street and the McDonald's located at the corner of MLK Jr Avenue and East Industry Drive; he stabbed one person at each location.
All of the stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
Oxford Police Department and Granville County Sheriff's Office received information about the suspect's vehicle. They quickly located the vehicle on Interstate 85 South and started chasing after it.
About 90 minutes after the first stabbing on Belle Street, the suspect was in custody.
The identities of the victims and the suspect in this case have not been released.
As for motive, it remains early in the investigation, but investigators said each stabbing appeared to be random.
"It was just somebody may have had a bad day, may have been a mental health crisis, but we're working diligently with the DA's office and local law enforcement to find out what occurred," Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain Jr. said.