Suspect arrested after stabbing roommate early Christmas morning in Colorado Springs

By Suzie Ziegler

December 25, 2019 10:05 AM

Published December 25, 2019 10:03 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Police arrested a man early Christmas morning after he allegedly stabbed his roommate when a fight became physical.

Colorado Springs police responded to the 3500 block of La Salle Street around 2:21 a.m. Wednesday, according to the police report. Officers learned that the two roommates had gotten into a physical altercation and the suspect stabbed the victim.

Officers found the suspect a short distance away from the residence. They arrested the man, identified as 28-year-old Gregory Kauppila.

The victim was treated at a local hospital, police said. The severity of his injuries is not clear at time of publication.

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