A Valencia College student was stabbed outside of the Knight’s Pub early Tuesday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
UCF sent out an alert at 2:18 a.m. warning students of an apparent stabbing outside of Knight’s Pub. According to OCSO, a fight broke out in the parking lot outside of Knight’s Pub just after closing and an 18-year old Valencia student, identified as Alex Martinez, was stabbed multiple times in the stomach.
According to OCSO, Martinez was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office sent an update Tuesday evening saying Martinez is in critical, but stable condition.
KnightNews.com has learned that Martinez is doing better after surgery and is now able to start talking again.
KnightNews.com reached out to Knight’s Pub who said that they are going to be ramping up security following the stabbing.
“We definitely don’t want something like this happening again. We try our best to make this place safe and we’re going to work with officials in the investigation,” said an employee of Knight’s Pub who identified himself as a manager.
The UCF Alert described the suspect as a light skinned black male wearing a red shirt. Cops say the suspect fled the scene.
According to OCSO, the several witnesses that were interviewed by deputies could only provide limited information due to their intoxication levels.
