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Teen stabbed in Kalaeloa; 41-year-old man in police custody

A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured and a 41-year-old man is in police custody after a stabbing in Kalaeloa this afternoon.

Honolulu police said that at about 2:35 p.m. the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife. Responding officers arrested the man without incident at 2:57 p.m. Police are investigating the case as second-degree attempted murder.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said paramedics responded to the scene on Bougainville Avenue at about 2:37 p.m. and treated the girl for stab wounds to the “upper torso and extremity.” Paramedics took the girl to a hospital in serious condition.

Correction: A 41-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing in Kalaeloa. An earlier version of this story said the suspect was a woman.