JONESBORO, Ark. — Two women were injured in a weekend stabbing on Belt Street, with one taken to a hospital with a large wound to her abdomen, according to a Jonesboro police report.
The report’s incident fields list the stabbing at 1:48 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, in the 500 block of Belt Street.
Officer Jacob Lowry arrived to find several women standing in a yard. People at the scene told him the suspect had left in a black passenger car traveling west on Belt Street, according to his narrative.
A 28-year-old woman was lying on the ground while others held a jacket over her stomach. Lowry described a deep wound extending from her sternum toward her left ribs. He initially covered the wound with gauze before applying three chest seals.
The woman was taken to a local hospital, according to the report. Her subsequent condition was not provided.
Officer Zachary Hobbs reported searching for the suspect but being unable to locate the person. After returning to the scene, he learned that a second woman had been injured and helped another officer dress a stab wound on her lower left leg.
The second woman, 33, had an injury classified as minor in the report. A third woman, 22, was listed as a victim with no injuries documented.
Police listed the offense as first-degree battery.
The suspect’s identifying information and investigative narratives were redacted from the released report, which does not document an arrest.
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