A woman who was stabbed during an incident in South Salina early Thursday morning has died.

Salina Police say that at approximately 9:34 a.m. officers were sent to the area of Roach Street and Max Avenue in reference a stabbing. Upon arrival they found a woman in her 40s with a stab wound. She was treated by medics and transported to the Salina Regional Health Center.

The victim was taken to surgery and has died.

The woman had been involved in a disturbance at her residence and was stabbed. She immediately went to a neighbor’s house and asked the person to call police.

Police are processing the crime scene and interviewing witnesses. The victim’s name is not being released until family members have been notified.
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ORIGINAL: Salina Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a Thursday morning stabbing.

Salina Deputy Police Chief Sean Morton tells KSAL News that officers were sent at around 9:30 in the morning to the report of a stabbing, at a home in the 700 block of Max Street, near the intersection with Roach.

Morton says that an injured female victim fled to a neighbor’s house and called for help. She was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. Details on her condition were not immediately available.

Morton says that a search is on for a suspect.

The intersection of Max and Roach was closed as officers worked the scene.

More details, including names of those involved, were not yet available late Thursday morning.