Trace Christenson

Battle Creek Enquirer

A 9-year-old girl was taken to a Kalamazoo hospital this morning after being stabbed by her 12-year-old sister, police said.

Emmett Township Department of Public Safety officers were called to the Triangle Trailer Park at 993 E. Michigan Ave. at 5:39 a.m. Wednesday. Officers said the 9-year-old had been stabbed multiple times in the face, neck and chest.

She was treated at the scene by officers and paramedics from Lifecare Ambulance and then taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Police said her injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Her sister was arrested and taken to the Calhoun County Juvenile Home in Marshall. The names of the girls are not being released and police said they don't know what caused the altercation.