The victim suffered a minor injury to her right bicep.

BROCKTON — A woman was stabbed, possibly with a fork, after an argument with another woman inside a city apartment Tuesday morning, police said.

Officers responded to a third-floor apartment at 822 Main St. after receiving a report of a stabbing about 2:30 a.m.

When police arrived, they determined a woman had been stabbed in her right bicep. She was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton for an evaluation.

"Witnesses told police the altercation began after an argument inside (the) apartment," said police spokesman Darren Duarte.

One witness told police that the suspect, later identified by police as Joanne Elvina Howe, used a fork to stab the victim, while another witness was unsure of the exact object that was used, Duarte said.

Howe was located at the home and taken into custody.

Howe, 53, of 407 Battles Farm Drive, Brockton, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

She was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Brockton District Court, but the result wasn't immediately available.