Keizer woman stabbed while attempting to stop domestic violence incident
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Keizer woman was stabbed while attempting to disrupt an early morning domestic violence incident.
Keizer Police responded early Tuesday morning to a stabbing report near Keizer Village Shopping Mall on Cherry Avenue NE.
Investigators report that a man and a woman were in an argument when another woman attempted to intervene.
The man allegedly stabbed the woman who stepped in and she was taken to Salem Hospital.
The woman underwent emergency surgery but is expected to recover.
The suspect, only identified as a 32-year-old Keizer man, was located later and taken into custody. The victim of the domestic incident was also located along with several pieces of evidence.
The suspect was taken into custody on charges of assault in the first degree, unlawful use of a weapon x2, strangulation (domestic violence), coercion (domestic violence) and an arrest warrant for sexual abuse in the first degree.