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Suspect stabs victim with screwdriver, charged with assault. Victim refuses medical treatment

The suspect fled the scene, but was later arrested and charged with assault, police say.

Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

NOTE: This is not the screwdriver used in the incident. This undated handout photo provided by the Montgomery County, Md., Circuit Court shows a Phillips-head screwdriver, part of evidence that was presented by the prosecution in the trial of Brittany Norwood, who is accused of fatally bludgeoning Jayna Murray in March inside the Lululemon Athletica store in Bethesda, at Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Montgomery County, Md., Circuit Court, Pool)

WASHINGTON -- A suspect used a screwdriver as a deadly weapon, police said.

The suspect, 31-year-old Etsgenet Yohannes Akalu is believed to have approached the victim in the 1800 block of M St., Northwest on Friday.

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According to police the suspect then stabbed the victim and fled the scene. The victim's injuries were non life-threatening, and refused medical treatment.

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The suspect was arrested Friday and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, police said.