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Juvenile in custody after stabbing on Terre Haute's north side

8/21/2019

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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A juvenile suspect is in custody following a Terre Haute Police Department stabbing investigation on the city's north side this afternoon.

Emergency crews responded to the 1300 block of Fourth Avenue around 4:15 p.m. One victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries from the stabbing.

According to scanner traffic, the victim suffered a stab wound to an arm.

According to the THPD, uniformed officers applied a tourniquet to the stabbing victim prior to being taken to the hospital for treatment. The victim is in stable condition at this time.

THPD detectives arrived and located the juvenile suspect a short time later.

"The juvenile has been charged with aggravated battery and battery with a deadly weapon," a THPD spokesman said.