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SAPD: Man accused of cutting roommate with machete

Police said the two men in their 50s got into a fight for an unknown reason.

SAN ANTONIO — A fight between two roommates ended with one of the men cutting the other with a machete, the San Antonio Police Department said.

The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday on Ashland Drive on the city's northeast side.

Police said the two men got into an argument over one of the men leaving their clothes in the washing machine for a long period of time.

One of the men began hitting the other with a broomstick, and that's when the man who was hit grabbed a machete and slashed the other man several times, police said.

The suspect fled the scene and has not been caught. The victim was taken to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was later identified as 55-year-old Paul Butler and the victim has been identified as 58-year-old Roy Holly.

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