Update #1, 10/26/2016: Twenty year old Viet Dam was arrested Monday night after a traffic stop in Mobile, Alabama.  He is currently ‎in custody awaiting extradition to Gwinnett County.  

Original, 10/24/2016: (Lawrenceville, Georgia) Gwinnett County Police are searching for 20 year old Viet Dam of Chamblee who is wanted for stabbing a man seventeen times during a fight behind Paradise Karaoke. On October 09, 2016, at 3am police responded to a “Person Stabbed” call at 1455 Pleasant Hill Road in Lawrenceville. Police arrived to find a 35 year old Snellville man stabbed numerous times. He was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Detectives learned that the victim and the suspect knew each other due to a previous relationship connection with a woman. The two were at Paradise Karaoke and got into a dispute. At some point, they walked out of the back door of the establishment and began fighting in the parking lot. The fight was captured on video surveillance. During the fight, the victim was stabbed multiple times. He did not realize that he had been stabbed until the two separated. After the fight, the suspect fled the scene and his location is unknown. It is still unclear what the dispute was about. The victim has checked out of the hospital and is continuing to recover from his injuries. The following Dropbox link provides access to the video surveillance and the incident report.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cz6wiog9aej3nn0/AABKSRnGOGRikkt2NHV57tRfa?dl=0

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  You can also text your tip to “Crimes” (274637).  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number(s): 16-094341