3 police officers stabbed in Texas; 18-year-old man faces attempted capital murder charges
Police in south Texas are investigating after three police officers were stabbed Tuesday evening while responding to a domestic violence call, officials said.
The attack took place in San Juan, a city in Hidalgo County and sent all three officers to hospitals, San Juan Police Chief Leandro Sifuentes told Paste BN Wednesday.
The attack took place about 7 p.m. after officers responded to a domestic family violence call at a home in a residential neighborhood on Cancun Lane.
The city is west of South Padre Island and just north of the Mexico border.
The patrol officers were stabbed trying to make an arrest of the 18-year-old man who had assaulted his mother, Sifuentes said.
The police chief identified the suspect as Enrique Martin Ayala of the city of San Juan.
3 officers in stable condition after being stabbed
The suspect left the scene on foot and was later apprehended and taken into custody, the chief said.
Officers were taken to a nearby hospital and, as of Wednesday, Sifuentes said they remained in stable condition.
Suspect set to be arraigned on attempted capital murder charges
He was slated to be arraigned Wednesday on attempted capital murder charges, Sifuentes said.
A motive in the reported attack on the man's mother was not immediately known.
The story has been updated to add new information.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for Paste BN. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.