Man taken to hospital after reported stabbing in western Douglas County; woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

photo by: Shawnee County Adult Detention Center

Dayzunique Belaire

Updated at 8:52 p.m. Saturday

A 24-year-old Lawrence woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder after a stabbing incident early Saturday in western Douglas County.

The woman, Dayzunique Ala Nicole Belaire, was involved in an altercation with another passenger in a vehicle that was traveling in the area of Big Springs west of Lawrence, according to information from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The stabbing resulted in a 24-year-old man being taken to a Topeka hospital for treatment.

Sheriff’s office spokesman George Diepenbrock said in an email that deputies were called about 7:15 a.m. Saturday to a reported stabbing at U.S. Highway 40 and East 50 Road. The injured man, who was not identified, was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka, where he remained in stable condition Saturday afternoon.

An investigation is ongoing, Diepenbrock said, and no further details were immediately available. U.S. 40 reopened after having been closed for a time during the investigation.

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