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A 24-year-old man is in custody after a stabbing incident in which two people suffered significant injuries.
The incident unfolded at approximately 12:14 p.m. Thursday at an apartment on the 100 block of North Second Street.
When police arrived on scene, a 51-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man were found in the yard of the apartment complex suffering from significant stab wounds to their upper torsos. The 24-year-old man, who admitted stabbing at least one of the victims, was also located on scene with a minor injury. Tupper said all parties know each other.
Both victims were alert and able to communicate, Police Chief Mike Tupper said. All three were transported to a medical facility for treatment and evaluation.
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T-R PHOTO BY JOE FISHER Police Chief Mike Tupper and YSS Director David Hicks give their first report on MPACT during a regular city council meeting Monday.
Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper spoke with a somber tone when introducing the first report from MPACT to the Marshalltown City Council during a regular meeting Monday.
First, Tupper acknowledged Sgt. Jim Smith, an Iowa State Patrol officer who was killed during a shootout in Grundy Center on Friday. Then he mentioned two other Iowa law enforcement officers who committed suicide in the last week. And he discussed the shooting of 20-year-old Duante Wright who was killed by police during a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Sunday.