Man arrested for stabbing on Audubon Avenue; victim in critical condition

Fairfax County Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a stabbing last night in the Hybla Valley area.

Donnell D. Nesbitt faces a malicious wounding charge after allegedly stabbing a man in the 7900 block of Audubon Avenue around 8:50 p.m. The victim, a 30-year-old male, is in critical condition at a local hospital, police said.

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According to police, Nesbitt and the victim were speaking with a mutual acquaintance outside and began arguing. Nesbitt allegedly pulled a knife at some point, and stabbed the victim multiple times. 

The victim suffered “serious trauma” to his upper body, police said. 

Nesbitt, 34, was taken into custody around 1 a.m. this morning in the 8300 block of Brockham Drive, which is a little less than two miles from the location of the fight. Prior to be taken to jail, Nesbitt was brought to the hospital by police for treatment of a hand injury sustained in the altercation, according to a police spokeswoman. 

Nesbitt, a Falls Church resident, and the victim did not know each other prior to the incident, police said.