A woman is dead after she was stabbed in the chest on Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department.
The incident happened in Southwest Philadelphia and was reported to police just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, officials said.
An unidentified woman in her late twenties was stabbed one time in her chest, police explained. Medics took her to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead just after 4:30 p.m.
Investigators were able to find the weapon but no arrests have been made yet.
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