14-year-old Tri-Cities girl accused of stabbing 2nd girl and woman after confrontation
A teen accused of stabbing a 14-year-old girl and an adult was arrested by Tri-Cities police and federal law enforcement Friday.
Kennewick and Pasco police, along with federal law enforcement executed a search warrant at a home on the 6300 block of Westminster Lane in Pasco at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
They arrested a teen girl, also 14, accused of stabbing a girl she knew and an adult during a confrontation around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Police were called to a home on the 700 block of Tweedt Avenue early Thursday morning after a caller reported that two women had been stabbed multiple times during an argument.
Investigators said the 14-year-old at the home had been texting someone she knew, and went outside to meet them.
A fight broke out and a 39-year-old woman at the home tried to break it up. As the two were leaving, they realized they had been stabbed.
The two women were treated at a local hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
The 14-year-old suspect has been booked into the Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of first-degree assault.
Anyone with information about the incident should call Kennewick police at their non-emergency number 509-628-0333 and reference case number 23-030120. Tips can also be sent to www.KPDTips.com
This story was originally published April 21, 2023 at 7:34 PM.
