SHAWSVILLE – A juvenile suspect is being held after a stabbing during a domestic incident in Shawsville Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.
“At approximately 4:25 a.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence in the 2100 block of Mt. Pleasant Road, in the Shawsville area of the county for a domestic situation, after a 911 caller reported being in distress,” the MCSO announced. “While enroute, deputies were advised one victim had been stabbed and the suspect had fled on foot. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the area, including K9, drone and SWAT teams.”
According to MCSO, the juvenile suspect was located and taken into custody without incident at approximately 6:10 a.m. No additional information will be released about the suspect because of their age. The adult female victim was transported to Carilion New River Valley Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident remains under active investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division.
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