An unhoused woman in her 30s was stabbed Monday evening in Cambridge and authorities have taken into custody a female suspect in the attack, police said.
Shortly after 6 p.m., Cambridge police patrolling Central Square found the woman near the Subway sandwich shop and Star Variety store, police said on Twitter.
The woman, who suffered a stab wound to her lower back, was treated on scene then taken to a local hospital, the statement said.
A female suspect, whose identity was not released, was later found and taken into custody near Auburn and Magazine streets, police said around 7:45 p.m. A knife was found and secured as evidence in the case, the statement said.
The victim, whose name was not released, is an unhoused Cambridge resident in her 30s and is believed to have been under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident, limiting her ability to assist investigators, Cambridge police spokesman Jeremy Warnick said in an e-mail.
An investigation is ongoing, Warnick said. Anyone with further information can contact Cambridge police at 617-349-3300.
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