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ARLINGTON, Va. - Police in Arlington are continuing to investigate after a man was attacked with a hammer and a knife.
Officers were called to INOVA Fairfax Hospital just after 9:20 p.m. on Oct. 17 where a patient had arrived with serious injuries following an assault that occurred in Arlington County.
Upon speaking with the victim, police discovered that the incident began earlier that day, around 5 p.m., in 1700 block of N. Calvert Street. The victim said he got into an argument with a man he knows and the suspect hit him with a hammer.
A witness separated the two men but a short time later, the suspect came back and attacked the victim with a knife, causing a laceration.
The suspect left the scene and the victim brought himself to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.