NORFOLK, Va. — One man is facing charges for allegedly stabbing two co-workers in Norfolk.
According to the Norfolk Police Department, officers were called to the 700 block of W. 25th Street on Wednesday night for a report of a stabbing victim. Officers arrived to find two men suffering from minor stab wounds.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the two men had gotten into a fight with a co-worker, who allegedly stabbed them. The incident is believed to have happened a few blocks from where the victims were found, on W. 28th Street.
23-year-old Jesus D. Pirala is charged with two counts of malicious wounding. He is currently being held without bond at the Norfolk City Jail.
It's the latest in a series of unrelated stabbings that have happened in Norfolk in less than a week.
On Saturday, two people were stabbed just an hour apart near Military Circle Mall. Then on Monday, another person was stabbed in West Ocean View.
All of these stabbings are under investigation. If you have any information that can help police, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.