WALNUT CREEK — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in the stabbing late Wednesday night of a BART train passenger, officials said.
The condition of the victim, a 45-year-old San Jose man, was not available at midday Friday.
The suspect, a 58-year-old man who authorities said was a transient, was arrested by BART Police about 5:55 a.m. Friday at the Pittsburg/Bay Point Station. He was to be booked at the Martinez Detention Facility.
The stabbing happened onboard a San Francisco-bound train late Wednesday night.
The injured man got off the train at the Walnut Creek station and made his way to a station bathroom, where he was found by first responders shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday. He was transported to a hospital from the station for treatment of at least one wound.
BART officials did not specify how police identified the suspect or whether he knew the victim. Authorities also did not offer a possible motive for the stabbing.
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