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Deputies were called at around 3 p.m. on Nov. 7 to the area of East Potomac Street and North Conococheague Street in Williamsport, where there was a reported double stabbing, with a possible suspect skulking in a nearby alley wearing a black hoodie and mask.
Investigators determined that the first victim was working on a building while the suspect was sitting on a stoop beside him. As he continued to work on the exterior of the building, he told deputies that he was attacked from behind without warning.
The second victim was driving through Williamsport near the intersection when he found the initial victim in the middle of the roadway bleeding. He stopped to assist, and as he rounded the corner to enter the alley, the suspect charged at him and stabbed him in the stomach with a curved blade.
Both victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
When deputies arrived to investigate, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that they found the suspect in the same alley holding a knife in his hand.
He was ordered to drop the weapon, but instead charged toward the officers and threatened to kill them repeatedly. One deputy deployed his Taser, but the suspect was undeterred, the second fired his weapon and struck him.
The suspect was initially taken to the Meritus Medical Center then transferred to a different medical center for continued medical treatment. His condition was not available on Friday.
Following the shooting, both deputies have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Charges against the suspect are pending.
The investigation is ongoing.
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