A 24-year-old man suspected of stabbing another man multiple times in Santa Monica has been taken into custody, police announced Friday.

Officers responded around 4:58 p.m. Sunday near the 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk to reports regarding an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

The victim was located by the responding officers with non-life-threatening injuries. He was immediately rendered medical aid until the arrival of Santa Monica Fire Department paramedics, who took him to a hospital for treatment.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the attack occurred at the top of a staircase connecting Ocean Front Walk to Appian Way before the suspect ran away.

Detectives later identified the suspect as Malvin Walker, who was located on Wednesd

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