The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that critically injured a Fort Walton Beach man in Destin early this morning.
Deputies responded to the parking lot of 104 Harbor Boulevard around 2 a.m. in reference to an armed disturbance. They found 22-year old Joshua Shipley of Fort Walton Beach on the ground with multiple stab wounds.
Witnesses say Shipley had been in a fight with a man, who then left the scene with his girlfriend in a white pickup truck.
Deputies stopped the suspect vehicle a short time later on Gulf Shore Drive and detained two people for questioning.
The investigation is continuing.
Shipley was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center where he was initially listed in critical condition.
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