Keokuk, IA (WGEM) — Keokuk police arrested a suspect following a stabbing that killed a Keokuk woman Tuesday night.

Assistant Police Chief Jay Whitaker stated police responded to the 300 block of Main St. at approximately 10:27 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a stabbing.

Whitaker stated that the victim, CaLove Sackman, was transported by ambulance to Unity Point Hospital in Keokuk, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Police state the suspect was identified as; Adam McCain, 24, of Keokuk.

McCain was arrested for Murder in the First Degree, a Class A Felony.