NEW ORLEANS — NOPD investigators say a woman was stabbed to death and a juvenile victim was wounded in the Seventh Ward Thursday morning.
The stabbing was reported just before 6:20 a.m. in the 2300 block of Pauger Street. Officers responded to a possible medical call, but when they arrived they found the victims — an adult woman and a juvenile female victim — suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Both were taken to the hospital. The adult died from her injuries and the juvenile victim was listed in stable condition Thursday morning.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson spoke about the stabbing during a Thursday press conference about violent crimes in the city.
'We do have an individual in custody that we're interviewing, we're working with throughout our investigation," Ferguson said. "I can not give you any other information than that because we really do not know at this time."
Clay Turner lives near where the stabbing happened.
"They always out laughing, joking, smiling. She speaks to everybody. It's always happiness. But, for that to happen it's very sad, man," the neighbor said.
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