Victim, suspect arrested in stabbing

HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WTVD) -- Authorities in Hope Mills Wednesday ended up arresting both the suspect in a stabbing incident, and the victim.

Just after 5:30 p.m., police were called to the Traemoor Village Shopping Center on Rockfish Road after someone reported an altercation between two men.

When officers arrived, they learned 21-year-old Brandon Sawyer had been stabbed during a fight with 20-year-old Alexander Thomas, both of Fayetteville.

Authorities arrested Thomas and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon and Sawyer on assault charges.

It was unclear what the two men were arguing about.

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