MPD: 17-year-old girl stabbed on south side, 1 in custody

Milwaukee police say a 17-year-old girl sustained two stab wounds after a dispute with a neighbor on the city's south side Thursday night, Jan. 21. It happened near 22nd Mitchell just before 8 p.m. 

Police say the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife several times causing several lacerations. The victim, a 17-year-old girl from Milwaukee, sustained serious injuries. She was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

The suspect, an 18-year-old man from Milwaukee, was arrested.

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The stabbing is the result of an argument.

Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the upcoming days.  

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