A routine Wednesday in south Raleigh turned violent just after 5 p.m. when a man was stabbed multiple times behind a business on the 2600 block of South Saunders Street. Police report that a 35-year-old suspect was arrested without incident, and the injured man was taken to a nearby hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition. Detectives continue to investigate, interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.
Arrest and Charges
According to CBS17, the suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Christian Rodriguez-Cancel. He was taken into custody without incident after the stabbing behind the South Saunders Street business.
Court records cited by CBS17 list a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or cause serious bodily injury. An initial court appearance was scheduled for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Wake County, where the case will begin its path through the local court system.
Police Response and Victim Condition
Officers with the Raleigh Police Department responded just after 5 p.m. Wednesday to the 2600 block of South Saunders Street. They found the victim behind a business with multiple lacerations. The man was transported to a nearby hospital and reported in stable, non-life-threatening condition.
Police say the investigation remains active as detectives work to gather details about what led to the attack. Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive or indicated whether the suspect and the victim were known to each other.
Legal Implications
Rodriguez-Cancel is charged under a North Carolina statute that covers assaults with a deadly weapon, and the potential penalties depend heavily on the specific facts that prosecutors can prove. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-32, such offenses can be prosecuted as felonies with penalties that vary by subsection.
The case is scheduled to proceed through Wake County's court system and will ultimately be decided by prosecutors and the courts as the investigation unfolds, according to the Wake County court docket.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Raleigh Police Department or CrimeStoppers as they continue to gather additional evidence and piece together what happened behind the business on South Saunders Street. Reporting by CBS17 has more on the arrest and the scheduled hearing.
