Binghamton Police Investigate Downtown Stabbing

A Binghamton Fire Department ambulance at the scene of a reported stabbing on Fayette Street. [Bob Joseph/WNBF News][/caption]

Authorities were looking for a suspect in connection with a reported stabbing incident in downtown Binghamton.

Police and fire department medics were sent to the area of 23 Fayette Street at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.

Initial reports indicated a man had been stabbed with a kitchen knife. The injured man was evaluated at the scene before he was taken by a fire department ambulance to Lourdes Hospital. His injuries were believed to be minor.

People who were near the scene of the attack said they heard a loud argument shortly before the police responded to the neighborhood.

Officers circulated around Fayette and adjacent streets seeking information from potential witnesses.

Police were said to be looking for a woman who may have been armed with a large knife.

Police officers near the intersection of Fayette and Hawley Streets. [Bob Joseph/WNBF News][/caption]

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