Arrested: Abner Navarro Raudales, 22, Boise
Charges: Robbery (F), Battery - Aggravated (F)
The suspect detained during an investigation into a stabbing today, December 21, 2023, has been arrested on the listed charges and booked into the Ada County Jail. During an investigation, evidence showed the suspect intended to rob the victim in the bathroom, in addition to stabbing him. There is no indication that the suspect and the victim knew each other.
The victim remains in the hospital with serious injuries.
Call Police: Detectives believe there may have been a witness in the bathroom who left before speaking with police, we ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790.
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Previously released: December 21, 2023
On December 21, 2023, around 1:45 p.m. Boise Police responded to a report of stabbing in the bathroom of a grocery store on the 100 block of E. Myrtle Street. Officers arrived quickly to find employees and witnesses providing aid to the adult male victim and restraining the suspect. Officers secured the scene and Ada County Paramedics took the victim to a local hospital with serious injuries. The adult male suspect was taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing.
Detectives believe there may have been a witness in the bathroom who left before speaking with police, we ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790.