Knife Attack Near University of Virginia Leaves One Critically Injured, Suspect in Custody

A middle-aged man was detained after a stabbing near UVA's Alumni Hall prompted a campus-wide shelter-in-place alert.

The stabbing occurred near 100 Emmet Street South, close to the University of Virginia's Alumni Hall, on Thursday afternoon.
Police issued a shelter-in-place alert for students and faculty at 4:50 p.m., urging them to 'RUN HIDE FIGHT.'
The victim, who has no known affiliation with UVA, was hospitalized in critical condition at UVA Health University Medical Center.
The suspect, described as a middle-aged white man wearing a red hoodie and blue sweatpants, was detained by police shortly before 5:50 p.m., lifting the shelter-in-place order.
This is the second shelter-in-place incident at UVA this week, following a separate event involving a suspect fleeing a traffic stop on February 25.