ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Police in Atlantic City have arrested a male suspect who stabbed another man in the area of North Tennessee Avenue on Thursday
At around 6 pm, officers arrived at the scene to find the 25-year-old victim bleeding heavily from a stab wound to his upper chest.
He was taken by ambulance to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
During their investigation, police located the knife used in the attack.
“After speaking to the victim and witnesses, the officers obtained a description of the suspect and determined he ran towards an apartment building in the 1300 block of Baltic Avenue after the stabbing,” the Atlantic City Police Department said. “Witnesses also advised officers that the male lives in the apartment building.”
Police converged on the building at around 6 pm and began searching for the suspect. They arrested 21-year-old Angel=Gomez-Santiago and charged him with aggravated assault and two weapons charges.
He was taken into custody without incident.