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   The incident was reported around 3:22 p.m. on Thursday in the area of   
   Montello Avenue and Meigs Place NE, in the Trinidad neighborhood, police   
   said.   
      
   "Officers arrived on scene in less than a minute and located numerous   
   people suffering from stab wounds," D.C. Chief Pamela Smith said during a   
   press briefing.   
      
   Based on preliminary information, the suspect began stabbing himself while   
   walking down the street before stabbing a female acquaintance who was with   
   him, Smith said.   
      
   He then stabbed others who were outside on the block as well as two good   
   Samaritans who tried to intervene, the chief said.   
      
   Four women and two men were transported to area hospitals "as a result of   
   a senseless assault," Smith said. They include a grandmother and her two   
   granddaughters, she said.   
      
   The victims are in stable condition and their injuries are not believed to   
   be life-threatening, Smith said. Their ages were not immediately   
   available.   
      
   Police located the suspect on the ground in the area, Smith said. A knife   
   that police believe was used in the assault was recovered a few feet from   
   him, she said.   
      
   The suspect, whose name was not released, was also transported to the   
   hospital and is in surgery, she said.   
      
   "This incident highlights the need for assistance of substance abuse   
   issues in our communities," Smith said.   
      
   Smith commended the two good Samaritans who tried to help, though she   
   warned against trying to intervene in such incidents.   
      
   "Even though we're grateful for their intervention, we would ask that   
   individuals who see incidents such as this to not intervene because these   
   two individuals, although good Samaritans, were also stabbed as part of   
   this assault," Smith said.   
      
   The incident remains under investigation.   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/dc-stabbing-suspect-in-   
   custody/story?id=120465344   
      
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