photo by: Kim Callahan

Police investigate on Massachusetts Street after a stabbing was reported in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

Story updated at 10:07 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1:

One person has been injured in a stabbing reported Tuesday evening in downtown Lawrence, according to the Lawrence Police Department.

At around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, emergency crews responded to the intersection of Seventh and Vermont streets, where they found a person with two puncture wounds to the chest, according to police scanner traffic.

Police Sgt. Ron Ivener, while not referencing a stabbing, told the Journal-World that one person was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

In a post on its Facebook page, the Lawrence Police Department said it believed a fight started between two men and one pulled a knife and stabbed the other. The post said that “Those involved are in police custody and known to each other,” and that the man who was stabbed “was not cooperative with first responders.”

The department’s post at 9:51 p.m. said “the situation is under control,” and Ivener said there was no threat to the public’s safety at this time.

Police could also be seen Tuesday evening on Massachusetts Street investigating and interviewing witnesses, and Ivener confirmed that those officers were investigating the same incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

photo by: Kim Callahan

Emergency crews respond to a report of a stabbing at Seventh and Vermont streets on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

photo by: Kim Callahan

A police officer questions witnesses on Massachusetts Street after a stabbing was reported in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.