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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A 48-year-old man was arrested early Friday after deputies said he stabbed another man during an altercation in Ormond Beach, leaving the victim with serious injuries before the victim fought back in self-defense.
Investigators said the stabbing stemmed from an ongoing dispute involving the suepct and the victim's father.
Dispute leaves suspect, victim hospitalized
The backstory:
Volusia County sheriff's deputies responded overnight to a reported stabbing on Avenue A, where they found the victim suffering from deep stab wounds to the arm and chest. Deputies applied a tourniquet and pressure to the wounds until paramedics arrived.
Investigators said the victim told deputies he was able to disarm the suspect during the attack and stabbed him with the knife in self-defense.
Using a description of the suspect and his vehicle provided by the victim, deputies issued a be-on-the-lookout alert. Daytona Beach police located the vehicle a short time later and stopped it during a felony traffic stop.
The suspect, identified as Edward O'Conner, was taken into custody without incident and transported to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.
What's next:
Both the victim and O'Conner were reported to be in stable condition at the hospital.
O'Conner is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and burglary with battery.
The Source: The information written in this story was shared by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.