Police: One man in custody after double stabbing in Virginia

Virginia police are investigating a double stabbing from Monday evening.

The department sent out a press release saying that they responded to the 300 block of 8th Street South around 5:00p.m. They had been advised that the people involved knew each other, and there had been a fight before the stabbing.

Two people, a 49-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, sustained serious injuries from a knife. They were taken to the hospital in Virginia for treatment.

The 63-year-old suspect was arrested a few blocks away and booked into the jail. He is facing 2^nd Degree Assault and Threats of Violence Intent to Terrorize.

Virginia Police say the incident remains under investigation.