Police say a man has been arrested in a series of weekend stabbings that left 2 dead in Denver

DENVER (AP) – A man has been arrested in connection with a string of stabbings over the weekend that left two people dead in Denver, police said Monday.

The man was arrested after a person was stabbed near the 16th Street Mall, a popular downtown shopping area, on Sunday night, the Denver Police Department said in statements on the X. The victim died after being taken to the hospital.

Police later announced that the person believed to be responsible for the attack was also suspected of three stabbings in the same area on Saturday night. A woman was killed and two other people were injured. Police did not immediately release the suspect’s name.

Before the arrest, police had said the suspect and Saturday’s victims had no apparent connection and that the motive was unknown.

Shortly before Sunday’s stabbing, police had released a surveillance image of a suspect dressed in black, seeking the public’s help in locating that person.