Two people injured in southeast Colorado Springs stabbing after man breaks into home with knife

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A Colorado Springs man is in custody after police say he broke into a home and stabbed two people on the southeast side of town Sunday morning.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), just before 5 a.m. on July 6, police received a call about a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of Cana Grove.

When they arrived, they discovered a man and a woman who were both bleeding from an assault, CSPD said. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Michael Sotelo-Ballesteros, was still there when police arrived.

CSPD said an early investigation revealed that Sotelo-Ballesteros had a previous relationship with the woman, and had broken into the house armed with a knife before attacking the pair.

Police say Sotelo-Ballesteros assaulted officers while being taken into custody, but they only received minor injuries.

He was arrested and charged with attempted murder, second-degree assault, and first-degree burglary.

The two victims inside the home and the officers who were hurt during the arrest are expected to be okay.

The Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Unit (DVASA) is now in charge of the active investigation, CSPD said.