Man arrested in machete attack at UA

FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas sent out an alert Thursday night saying a man was arrested after two people were injured with a machete about 7:18 p.m. Thursday south of the university's campus.

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The attack happened in a wooded area on university property south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and east of Razorback Road, the alert said.

The alert said two victims were taken to a hospital and one was in critical condition.

University Police Capt. Matt Mills said four people were taken to Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville and one person was arrested in the attack across from 965 S. Razorback Road, which is an Arkansas Revenue Office.

Fayetteville police Sgt. Craig Stout said Fayetteville police received a 911 call, but the incident didn't occur in Fayetteville police jurisdiction so he didn't have information about it.

Police were still investigating Thursday night.

Police didn't release the names of the man who was arrested or the victims Thursday night.

Mills didn't know whether students were involved.

Metro on 09/04/2015

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