Two Elkhart stabbings within two hours of each other

ELKHART, Ind. -- Elkhart Police are investigating two stabbing incidents, with one suspect already in custody.

Police responded to the 1200 block of South Main Street in Elkhart at about 5:20 p.m. following a 911 call to dispatch reporting a stabbing with injuries.

At the scene, officers discovered a 49-year-old male apparently stabbed. Medics transported the man to the hospital for potentially life-threatening injuries. 

With 10 minutes, officers located a 26-year-old male suspect a few blocks south, whom they arrested and booked on preliminary charges in connection to the stabbing.

Over an hour later, Elkhart Police responded to another reported stabbing, this time at the Baymont Inn, and a suspect has been arrested.

The call came into the Elkhart City 911 at approximately 6:40 p.m., officers and medics were dispatched to the Brittany Court location, where officers made contact with a 39-year-old female who suffer from minor cuts, who declined medical treatment.

Elkhart Police say they arrested another 39-year-old female suspect in connection to that stabbing, their identity is being withheld at this time.

These cases are now in the hands of the Elkhart County Prosecutor who will review the cases to determine formal charges.