CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – UPDATE 10:30am, 4/9: Charlottesville Police have a 57-year old woman in custody in an alleged domestic incident stabbing in the 1300 block of Carlton Avenue. Officers were called shortly after 9 Tuesday night for a stabbing that had just occurred. They arrived and found a 64-year old male victim on the sidewalk suffering from a stab wound. They quickly ascertained it was a domestic violence incident which originated in a nearby apartment and found a crime scene inside. They detained a female suspect, 57-year old Charlottesville resident Joyce Ann Smith and charged her with malicious wounding. The victim was in stable condition at UVA and expected to make a full recovery.

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Charlottesville Police are investigating an assault last night on Carlton Avenue near Carlton Road. Officers responded shortly after 9pm to the report in the 1300 block of Carlton Avenue and blocked the street for a time during the investigation. Police have released no other details as the investigation continues.