Alexandria Police Arrest Suspect in Stabbing on Mount Vernon

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -The Alexandria Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division has arrested the suspect in connection with a stabbing that occurred just over 24 hours ago and left an adult man in critical condition.

Following multiple tips from the community and the release of an image of the suspect captured by a security camera at a nearby business, detectives located 21-year-old Alexandria resident Jelzon Garcia Gonzales in the 7000 block of Columbia Pike in Annandale, Virginia.

Garcia Gonzales has been charged with one count of aggravated malicious wounding and is currently being held without bond at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center.

"The community's willingness to come forward with information is a sign of trust in the Alexandria Police Department, and that trust directly supports our ability to keep Alexandria safe," said Chief Tarrick McGuire. "I commend the detectives of APD's Criminal Investigations Division for their swift, diligent work to identify and apprehend the suspect. This case demonstrates what is possible when our community and our detectives work together."

The Alexandria Police Department thanks the community members who provided information that assisted detectives in identifying and locating the suspect.