Person stabbed on uptown Charlotte streetcar; transit line partially closed

One person is in police custody and another is in the hospital after a stabbing on the Gold Line street car in uptown Charlotte Thursday, according to authorities.

An altercation led to the violence, police said.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said the suspect fled but was soon detained. WSOC, the Observer’s news partner, reported one person was stabbed on the Gold Line close to the Johnson and Wales stop.

Medic confirmed the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

CATS said it would use buses instead of the street car between the uptown transit center and French Street. The Gold Line will operate between the transit center and the Sunnyside Avenue stop, but riders should expect delays, CATS said.

This is a developing story. Check back for more details.

This story was originally published May 4, 2023 at 5:14 PM.

Anna Douglas

The Charlotte Observer

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Anna Douglas is The Charlotte Observer’s deputy managing editor and previously worked as an investigative reporter and news editor in the newsroom. Prior to joining the Observer, she worked as a local news reporter for The (Rock Hill) Herald and as a congressional correspondent in Washington, D.C., for McClatchy. Anna is a past recipient of the South Carolina Press Association’s Journalist of the Year award and the Charlotte Society of Professional Journalists’ Outstanding Journalism Award. She’s a South Carolina native, a graduate of Winthrop University, and a past fellow of the Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Anna has lived in Charlotte since May 2017.