BELMONT, N.C. — The Belmont Police Department is looking for a suspect accused of stabbing his girlfriend and then holding her captive with her friend last weekend.
Belmont police say one of the victims arrived at a hospital Saturday morning after being stabbed.
Investigators learned that the woman was at a home on East Avenue when her boyfriend, Elijah Raheem Lurry, “entered the home and became enraged, accusing the victim of ignoring his calls while she was out.”
According to police, Lurry assaulted the victim and her friend, and he stabbed the victim during the fight. Lurry then forced both of them inside a room and “held them there for several hours.”
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Police said the victims were able to escape and went to the hospital, and Lurry ran away from the home.
One neighbor told Channel 9′s Ken Lemon she was horrified. Neighbors have a sign posted in the area that warns drivers to slow down for children, and there were young people in the area at the time of the stabbing.
“It’s absolutely scary because everything is changing in the world and you never know what the neighbor is doing or what the neighbor is capable of,” Doug Mosteller said. “So when you run into something like this, it’s an eye-opening thing.”
Police went to homes nearby asking for video from doorbell and security cameras.
BPD says Lurry should be considered dangerous. If you spot him, you’re urged to call police immediately.
Lurry is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and more charges.
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