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A man is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed in West Hartford on Saturday night and police said they arrested a suspect hours later.
Police said the man was stabbed on Reed Avenue and arrived at a hospital in a private vehicle.
Officers responded to the hospital around 11:51 p.m. Saturday after learning that the victim had been taken there and determined that the man had been stabbed on Reed Avenue.
Police identified a potential suspect and took a 33-year-old West Hartford man into custody shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday.
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The suspect was charged with assault in the first degree, threating in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree.
He is being held on a $1 million bond.
Anyone who has information is asked to call the West Hartford Police Department through the tip Line at (860) 570-8969 or email whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov.