TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Tallahassee Police Department identified the suspect in Wednesday night’s stabbing at Cascades Park.

The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Octavious McCaine. Police say they received a call when McCaine left home around 5:30 in an “agitated state” and that he “may become violent if approached.”

Law enforcement began searching locations McCaine was known to frequent.

Police say two women were stabbed in Cascade Park around 7:30 p.m.

The women were taken to the hospital, where they are said to be “stable”. TPD says they are both expected to survive their injuries.

The suspect ran toward a fenced retaining wall, according to police, and jumped into a pond.

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team recovered a body, identified as McCaine.

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