Police in central Illinois shot a man suspected of stabbing a woman early Thursday, authorities said.
Two Decatur police officers shot the man after he charged at them while armed with a knife, Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said in a news release.
The officers were responding to a domestic vioplence call shortly before 4 a.m. and discovered a 34-year-old woman had been stabbed in her back, an arm and a hip and had a cut on her chest. Brandel said. She was released from a hospital Thursday, Brandel said.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.Brandel identified the man as Steven L. Hirstein, 43.
The officers weren’t injured. Brandel didn't identify them but said one is an eight-year veteran and the other recently completed his first year as an officer.
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