Teen Girl Arrested In Deadly Knife Fight In Pa. Alley

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a teenage girl has been arrested after a knife fight in an alley killed a woman in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Officials in Lackawanna County said 18-year-old Kayla VanWert was pronounced dead of stab wounds to her neck and chest on Sunday night

Police in Scranton said they determined that the victim had gotten into a heated argument online. Officers were told that she went to confront the other person in an alley nearby but never returned.

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Police said they found blood droplets, footprints and pieces of a broken knife at the scene. VanWert died at Regional Hospital of Scranton two blocks away.

Authorities said the 16-year-old suspect was arrested in West Scranton and faces assault and reckless endangering charges. She could face homicide charges pending results of an autopsy.

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