Stabbing investigated by Sikeston authorities

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Department of Public Safety officers are investigating a reported stabbing and break-in that occurred early this morning.

Public Information Officer Jim McMillen said dispatchers received a call around 4 a.m. from residents on the 200 block of Scott Street regarding a man who had been stabbed.

The victim, a 17-year-old, was stabbed in the arm and told officers it occurred at a location on the west end of Sikeston. The officers said the wound was jagged and did not appear to be from a knife.

Officers later noticed a blood trail on the east end of town near Sikeston Hair Supply at 117 S. Kingshighway, which had been broken into.

McMillen said officials are unsure whether the two incidents are related, but they remain under investigation.