Crime

Woman arrested after cutting victim with a knife in dispute at apartment, Fort Worth police say

A police siren.
A police siren. Courtesy: McClatchy Co.

A woman accused of cutting another woman with a knife during an argument at an apartment complex was arrested Wednesday, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.

At about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the French Quarter Apartments in the 4700 block of East Lancaster Avenue about a cutting.

The Fort Worth Fire Department and MedStar also responded.

Officers found an adult female victim had suffered a laceration to her right hand.

Officers learned that the victim was in an argument with a suspect, another adult female, who is a resident in the same apartment unit.

The argument turned violent and the suspect produced a knife and slashed the victim one time on her right hand, according to police.

The victim was not immediately taken to a hospital but received on-site medical treatment.

The Family Violence Unit is investigating the incident.

Nicole Lopez
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nicole Lopez was a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2023 to 2024.
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