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UPDATE: 1 dead, 1 injured in double stabbing

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Posted at 10:16 PM, Sep 22, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-23 18:43:51-04

COLORADO SPRINGS — According to Colorado Springs Police Twitter, CSPD responded to a reported stabbing in the 1200 block of Dancing Horse Drive. Two victims were transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

According to Colorado Springs Police, one of those victims, an adult female, succumbed to her injuries. The other victim in the stabbing, an adult male, is in stable condition.

Officers arrested and charged a 31-year-old man, who is a family member of the woman who died, with murder and aggravated assault for the male.

The man arrested was taken to the El Paso County Jail after being treated for self-inflicted injuries.

Police say there are no other suspects and no danger to the community. The Colorado Springs Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating this crime.

This is an ongoing investigation, if you have any information, you're asked to call Colorado Springs Police or Crime Stoppers, if you would like to remain anonymous.

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