DEMING – Deming Police are searching for a local man following a stabbing that occurred Tuesday evening in the 1300 block of Suncrest.
Captain Jose Montoya told Deming Radio News that officers were dispatched around 6 p.m. and found a 31-year-old female with a defensive stab wound to her hand. The injury reportedly occurred during an altercation inside the residence involving alcohol and four individuals.
According to Montoya, 51-year-old Jose Campa of Deming allegedly attempted to stab the woman in the chest during the dispute, but she raised her hand in defense and was cut. The victim, who was visiting family at the time, refused medical treatment from EMS and was uncooperative with officers at the scene.
Campa fled before officers arrived. A warrant for his arrest will be issued.
Police continue to investigate.