St. Louis Woman Shoots Attacker After Stabbing

posted on June 25, 2015
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Police say a 35-year-old woman shot a 57-year-old man early Sunday morning during a struggle in which he allegedly stabbed her with a pair of scissors, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported. The man reportedly died at the scene.

The two were reportedly involved in an argument in the woman’s home, and after the woman asked the man to leave, he produced the scissors. In the ensuing struggle, the woman was reportedly stabbed in the hand before she retrieved a firearm and fired a shot, killing the man. The woman allegedly suffered a cut to her hand and bruising to her body.

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