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Person taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in southeast OKC, police say

A second person also was injured in the stabbing, and the suspect is in custody

Person taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in southeast OKC, police say

A second person also was injured in the stabbing, and the suspect is in custody

AS THEY COME IN AND DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, TWO PEOPLE STABBED, ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED NEAR SOUTHEAST 59TH AND SHIELDS AND OUR KOCO CAMERAS ON THAT SCENE ALL MORNING. KOCO IS AUDREY GOODSON JOINS US NOW WITH BRAND NEW INFORMATION FROM OFFICERS THERE ON SCENE. KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING, OFFICERS TELL ME THAT STABBING HAPPENED RIGHT OVER HERE AROUND 530 THIS MORNING. OFFICERS TELL ME THAT THREE PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED. TWO OF THEM ACTUALLY WERE STABBED. AND THE THIRD ONE WAS LUCKY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY. WE HAVE THREE FOLKS THAT WERE WALKING NORTHBOUND ON SOUTH SHIELDS. UH, JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 59TH STREET. AT SOME POINT THEY ENCOUNTER OUR SUSPECT, UH, WORDS WERE EXCHANGED OR SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT CAUSED THE SUSPECT TO, UH, END UP STABBING TWO OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. AS OFFICERS SAY. THAT SUSPECT DID RUN AWAY FROM THE SCENE, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK THEM DOWN AND ARREST THEM. ONE VICTIM IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE OTHER VICTIM WAS TREATED HERE AT THE SCENE WITH MINOR INJURIES. A THIRD PERSON WHO WAS WITH THEM WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY BEFORE BEING HURT RIGHT NOW SOUTHEAST 59TH AT SHIELDS IS CLOSED OFF RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME. SO IF YOU ARE HEADED THIS WAY, YOU WILL WANT TO TAKE AN
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Person taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in southeast OKC, police say

A second person also was injured in the stabbing, and the suspect is in custody

Police say a person was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and another was injured after a stabbing early Wednesday morning in southeast Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Shortly after 5:30 a.m., three people were walking along South Shields Boulevard near Southeast 59th Street when, at some point, they encountered the suspect. Police said words were exchanged or something happened that caused the suspect to stab two people.One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Police said the other victim was treated and released at the scene.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppOfficers searched for the suspect, eventually finding them and taking them into custody.The third person who was with the victims was not injured, according to police. Top Headlines Person dies after being hit by car near downtown Oklahoma City Tuttle family sees extensive property damage from 90 mph winds Monday night Deadly Barnsdall tornado gets preliminary EF4 rating, search continues for missing man: What we know Doctor describes how Oklahoma tornado victims commonly get poison-related injuries Gilgeous-Alexander has 29 points to help Thunder roll past Mavericks in Game 1 of West semifinals

Police say a person was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and another was injured after a stabbing early Wednesday morning in southeast Oklahoma City.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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Shortly after 5:30 a.m., three people were walking along South Shields Boulevard near Southeast 59th Street when, at some point, they encountered the suspect. Police said words were exchanged or something happened that caused the suspect to stab two people.

One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Police said the other victim was treated and released at the scene.

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Officers searched for the suspect, eventually finding them and taking them into custody.

The third person who was with the victims was not injured, according to police.


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