SAN JOSE – Two suspects are in custody following an investigation into a double stabbing earlier this year in San Jose, police said.
Officers were initially called to an area hospital around 11:30 p.m. on March 7 for a report of a person stabbed, according to San Jose police spokesperson Stacie Shih. A man and a woman had arrived at the facility, both suffering from stab wounds.
An initial investigation revealed the victims had been assaulted that evening in the area of 21st and East Santa Clara streets, Shih said, adding that one suspect stabbed the man with a box cutter, while the other stabbed the woman with a broken bottle.
Detectives opened an investigation and identified the suspects as a pair of San Jose residents, ages 26 and 24, according to Shih. Warrants were issued for their