Tuesday: In a briefing to the public about Monday’s fatal stabbing attack at the University of Texas, Austin police said investigators have no evidence that the incident is related to another knife attack a few hours later in the West Campus area.

Austin police interim Chief Brian Manley said the case is not related to either the incident on campus that left one student dead, or to the investigation of a body found Monday night in an apartment near 27th and Nueces streets.

Monday: A man was stabbed by a stranger on Nueces Street near 26th Street around 3 p.m. Monday, Austin police said Monday night.

His injuries are not life-threatening, police said. Officers are looking for the person who stabbed him. Anyone who knows who this person is should call the Austin police homicide tip line at 512-974-5092.

This is not to be confused with a mass casualty stabbing attack that occurred earlier Monday on UT’s campus, that resulted in the death of UT student Harrison Brown and the injuries of three others.

The victim told police he got into a confrontation with a man he did not know after he saw the man threaten a woman with a knife, police said.

They said the victim went home and asked his roommates to take him to the hospital, where he reported the incident to police. Officers were notified around 4 p.m., police said.

The American-Statesman inquired about the incident with the Austin Police Department on Monday afternoon. Around 4:25 p.m., Austin police – citing University of Texas police – said rumors of a stabbing in West Campus were unfounded.

Then, again, at 5:21 p.m., the Austin Police Department’s Twitter account reported that there were "lots of rumors swirling around. Unless you hear from an official source, there are no further threats on or off (the UT campus) at this time."

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