What appears to have started as a simple knock at the door in Pittsburgh's Arlington Heights neighborhood ended with a man in the hospital and a woman in custody early Friday.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers were called to the 3000 block of Arlington Avenue, where they found a man with stab wounds to his shoulder and wrist. He was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition. Authorities say the woman involved ran off on foot but was found a short distance away and detained.
What police say
According to WTAE, the victim told officers that a woman knocked on his door, a verbal argument had broken out, and she pulled a knife before stabbing him. She was later found at the intersection of Josephine Street and Salisbury Street and taken into custody. Police have not released her identity.
Neighborhood context
“The man told police a woman knocked on his door,” WTAE quoted in its account of the call. The city's Public Safety Blotter shows Arlington Heights and nearby sections of Arlington have seen other violent incidents in recent years, underscoring ongoing public safety concerns in parts of the city's South Side area.
It was not immediately clear whether prosecutors have filed charges. Investigators say the inquiry is ongoing, and officials have released few additional details so far. We'll update this post as police and county officials make more information available.
