WASHINGTON – A male passenger was stabbed on a Metro bus on the campus of George Washington University Wednesday afternoon.
Metro says two people were fighting on a Route 80 bus near the intersection of 21st and F streets NW around 12:20 p.m.
One of the passengers was stabbed in the upper torso. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A Metro spokesman says they believe the victim is around 18-years-old. He has not been cooperative with police.
The suspect fled the scene after the stabbing.
Metro police describes the suspect as a black male with a dark complexion, in his early 40s. He is about 5-foot-3-inches, with a bald head. He was last seen wearing a purple shirt with white horizontal stripes.
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