Woman accused of stabbing 2 at Montgomery convenience store, filings say

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A suspect has been arrested in connection to a violent incident at a Montgomery convenience store Monday evening.

Montgomery police charged Shantea Peterson, 25, with first-degree assault and second-degree assault. She was taken to the Montgomery County Detention Facility.

Police initially said they responded to a cutting report in the 1000 block of Ann Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday. Police said they found two women with non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to a local hospital.

Peterson was later arrested and charged.

The affidavits state it happened at the Circle K across from Walmart. The documents allege Peterson stabbed both victims with a knife.

One victim was stabbed in the forearm, causing minor injuries. The other was stabbed in the eyeball, the side of her scalp, wrists and forearms.

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