A man was arrested Friday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed a stranger in the face and neck in a store parking lot in east Vancouver. The victim, who was not identified, was seriously injured.
Vancouver police officers and medics were called at 1:13 p.m. to the Wilco farm store, 1901 N.E. 162nd Ave., for a disturbance involving a weapon in the parking lot. Drivers were advised to avoid the area.
Several bystanders detained the suspect and tended to the victim before police arrived, according to the Vancouver Police Department.
The victim, a 55-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, police said.
