Local NewsJanuary 20, 2025

Martinez allegedly stabbed an unnamed 20-year-old male

Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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Washington State University Police arrested a 20-year-old WSU student for allegedly stabbing a male early Monday morning in a campus dormitory.

Tatiana Martinez was booked into Whitman County Jail for suspicion of second-degree assault, according to a statement from WSU Police Chief Gary Jenkins.

Martinez allegedly stabbed an unnamed 20-year-old male in the arm in Orton Hall on Olympia Avenue.

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The male, from Shoreline, Wash., was transported to Pullman Regional Hospital where he refused treatment and was released.

WSU Police found the alleged victim with a knife wound when they responded to a report of a stabbing at 1:18 a.m. They located Martinez in Orton Hall and recovered the alleged weapon at the scene. WSU Police was assisted by Pullman Police in the investigation.

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