Woman stabbed with sword near downtown Las Vegas

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 12, 2016 - 2:10 pm

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas is seen on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto)

Police said a woman was stabbed with a sword Monday afternoon near downtown Las Vegas.

Metropolitan Police Department spokesman officer Larry Hadfield said the incident occurred on the 4000 block of East Ogden Avenue, near North Eastern Avenue.

A woman was stabbed with what was described as a sword during a domestic violence incident. She was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Las Vegas police said.

A man, who was not immediately identified, was taken into custody about 1:25 p.m.

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