Woman arrested for assault after holiday celebrations turn violent

LOS ANGELES — A woman was arrested for assault after an Independence Day celebration with friends in the Chinatown International District turned into a violent physical altercation.

At 6:09 p.m., police officers responded to the 1000 block of South Jackson Street for a report of a person believed to have been stabbed and was bleeding profusely. When officers arrived, a 51-year-old woman was found with head injuries. She was treated by the Seattle Fire Department and taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.

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Upon further investigation, police concluded that the woman’s injuries were the result of a botched Fourth of July Independence Day celebration during which a physical altercation broke out between two women and the 45-year-old suspect struck the 51-year-old victim on the head several times with a metal water bottle.

Police arrested several suspects at the home where the argument occurred and, following the investigation, arrested the 45-year-old woman. She was booked into the King County Jail on assault charges.

A carpet knife and two aluminum water bottles were seized at the crime scene as evidence.

Officials said there were reports that a firearm may have been used in the robbery, but no firearm was found during a search of the home.