Attempted Murder Charge Pending on Hospitalized Individual
A 21-year-old man is in the hospital this morning with a gunshot wound after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old in an apartment. The 23-year-old shot the 21-year-old in what is indicated to be self-defense.
Officers responded to an apartment in the 2600 block of E Ave F around 2:10 am regarding subjects pounding on a door and screaming for help. Around the same time, a call came into Central Dakota Communications regarding a stabbing victim going to a local hospital.
Officers arrived at both locations and located a 21-year-old at the apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest. The officers found the 23-year-old at a local hospital with stab wounds. Interviews of witnesses and suspect indicated that the 23-year-old was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen while hanging out at the apartment. The witnesses indicated that he shot the 21-year-old after being stabbed, indicating he was using self-defense.
Both men were treated at local hospitals and are expected to make recoveries. Bismarck Police Detectives are working on charging the 21-year-old with Attempted Murder while he awaits surgical procedures at the hospital. The 21-year-old has not been arrested due to his hospital stay, but we are requesting a warrant for his arrest.