Just before 1 p.m. Carson City deputies and EMTs were dispatched to a men’s shelter on Gibson Ave. on report of a man with a stab wound.

An altercation broke out between two individuals and the victim was stabbed in the arm and chest.

Responders ordered a care flight ambulance as they were enroute to the scene which will be landing at the Park n Ride on Highway 50.

Motorists should avoid the areas.

The suspect was disarmed of a steak knife prior to deputies arriving.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.