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Man arrested after Norfolk stabbing

Posted at 12:18 PM, Sep 08, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-08 12:42:34-04

Norfolk, Va. – A man was arrested over the weekend and charged with malicious wounding in Norfolk, police tell NewsChannel 3.

On September 7, 2014 around 7:00 p.m., police received a call regarding an assault in progress in the 6600 block of E. Virginia Beach Boulevard.

Norfolk Police and Fire Rescue crews responded and found a man suffering from a non-life threatening stab wound, police say.

The victim declined medical treatment on scene. The suspect was seen by police a few blocks away and immediately detained.

The suspect has been identified as 61-year-old Socrate A. Zurita. He has been charged with malicious wounding.