SALT LAKE CITY — An arrest has been made after a 74-year-old man was stabbed in Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.
Alex Jones, 33, was taken into custody in connection with the stabbing.
The Salt Lake City Police Department said officers were first called to the park for the reported stabbing around 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the victim with stabbing injuries. They believe the victim was sitting on a park bench when he was stabbed.
It's not known where on the victim's body he was stabbed or how many times.
The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.
Police said they were able to find and arrest Jones several blocks away from the park, but the relationship between the two men is not clear. It's not known what led to the stabbing, although police believe it was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.
