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Woman taken to the hospital after Fairfax County stabbing

A woman was taken to an area hospital after a stabbing in the 9600 block of Hagel Circle, Lorton Wednesday evening.

LORTON, Va. — Officers are on the scene of stabbing that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Fairfax County.

Police say a woman was taken to an area hospital with injuries after being stabbed in the 9600 block of Hagel Circle in Lorton, Virginia.

Her injuries are not being considered life-threatening.

Police initially believed the man responsible was barricaded in an apartment by himself. They later searched the apartment and could not locate the man. 

Virginia State Police investigators eventually located the suspect and arrested him. Police say he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries thought to be self-inflicted.

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