Teenage girl stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh; another teenager taken into custody

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a teenage girl was stabbed yesterday in Downtown Pittsburgh. The incident happened shortly before midnight in the 400 block of Wood Street. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, a teenage girl who had a knife approached another teenage girl before stabbing her. Officials confirm that the victim suffered a slash across her wrist and was taken to a hospital. The juvenile female suspect was taken into custody by officers. Charges against her are pending but she is expected to face charges. Pittsburgh EMS transported the victim to the hospital in stable condition. Officers at the Downtown Public Safety Center responded within moments and apprehended the female actor.