Law enforcement from the Raymond Police Department, South Bend Police Department, and Pacific County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fight in progress involving a knife at the Hungry Heifer Diner in Raymond at 4:10 p.m. on March 22.

According to Raymond Police Chief Pat Matlock, a man was inside the diner whittling a stick that was getting wood shavings on the floor. A waitress reportedly asked him if he would kindly stop because it was creating a mess.

“Sounds like the aggressor was bad-mouthing the waitress,” Matlock said. “Another customer told the guy to quit being inappropriate. The suspect apparently produced a knife and cut the customer on the arm and then apparently cut his own throat.”

“We are obviously reviewing the footage, but at least there is no one at large,” Matlock added.

Witnesses at the scene report that there was a struggle between the two men inside the diner over control of the knife. During the struggle, the victim was reportedly slashed on the arm multiple times, and the suspect sustained numerous wounds to his arms, neck, face and head.

Raymond Police Officer Ivy Stafford was the first officer on the scene and was able to gain control of the suspect with the victim’s help. During the struggle, the suspect spit and flung blood and said he had AIDS.

The suspect has been identified as William A. Forsmark.

Forsmark was transported to Willapa Harbor Hospital by a Raymond Fire Department ambulance that was staged in the area. His condition is not yet known, and his injury was stated as “bleeding from his neck.”

The victim was treated at the scene for lacerations and was not transported to the hospital.

Stafford will be evaluated for blood-borne pathogen exposure.

The incident was captured on the diner’s surveillance system.

Jeff Clemens / Chinook Observer A suspect in a stabbing incident is loaded onto an ambulance.