By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two men are hospitalized with stab wounds after a fight at a Centralia home last night about a woman they both have dated.
Aid called to the 2700 block of Harrison Avenue about 11:30 p.m. found two injured males and transported them to Providence Centralia Hospital. Both were subsequently taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Deputies are looking for the woman they believe can provide a witness statement, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
“We really need to find her so we can put some of the puzzle pieces together,” Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning.
Brown said it happened at the residence of one of the victims, a 35-year-old man. The other victim was unable to give any information to deputies, she said.
The investigation has revealed thus far that a 38-year-old Centralia man and the woman arrived to the home shortly before midnight and an argument ensued, according to the sheriff’s office.
The 35-year-old told deputies they began fighting, he was stabbed in the neck with an unknown object and the other man yelled he was going to kill him, according to the sheriff’s office.
Brown relates the 35-year-old said he grabbed a kitchen knife nearby to defend himself and stabbed the 38-year-old.
The 38-year-old is on life support in critical condition with knife injuries to his face and head, according to responders.
No names have been released.
Brown said the woman, 33, who the two were arguing over, called 911 but left the scene in a white VW Passat prior to the arrival of law enforcement. She has an unrelated outstanding felony warrant for her arrest, Brown said, perhaps being the reason for her departure.
Detectives believe she may be in Grays Harbor County.
Brown didn’t have details about the nature and number of injuries each man sustained, but firefighters report one victim was stabbed in the lower neck/shoulder area and was in serious condition. Brown described the injuries to the 35-year-old resident as severe and to his neck and face.
Brown said both men are in critical condition.
The object with which the resident was stabbed has not been found, according to Brown, and detectives are continuing their investigation.