RENTON, Wash. — The Renton Police Department (RPD) says the Valley SWAT team responded to a domestic violence incident on Tuesday afternoon.
At around 12:10 p.m., officers received a report of a stabbing near 120th Lane Southeast and Southeast 171st Lane.
Police met with the victim and learned she and her partner got into an argument that escalated into a physical fight.
Renton Police say she said she stabbed him in the leg after he pointed a gun at her.
The Valley SWAT team responded after the man barricaded himself inside the home.
He was arrested after SWAT went inside the home and he was brought to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
RPD says he will be booked into jail after medical treatment, facing charges of second-degree assault.
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