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Suspect arrested in Duluth fatal stabbing

A woman was found by police with multiple stab wounds.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 30, 2025 at 12:27AM

A suspect was arrested Saturday night after a woman was fatally stabbed in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth.

At about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 600 block of N. 27th Avenue West, according to an online post by the Duluth Police Department. Upon arrival, police found a woman who had died from apparent stab wounds.

A man reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle. Later Saturday evening, the man was arrested without incident on Interstate 35 in Pine County.

The man and woman knew each other, police said. Police continue to investigate the case.

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