Authorities are searching for an 18-year-old woman they say used a knife on another woman during an altercation Thursday afternoon.

At about y 5:25 p.m. deputies responded to 138 Mahogany Avenue in Andrews after receiving a  report a woman had been cut by a knife.

Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Cuthbertson said  Laswana Gamble of Winyah Street in Georgetown was involved in a verbal argument with her cousin which escalated to the suspect pulling a knife out of her purse and attacking the victim who suffered multiple wounds.

The victim, whose name was not released, was transported to the Georgetown Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Gamble fled the scene and deputies have been unable to locate her.

 If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Gamble or any information regarding this incident, please contact the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office at 843-546-5101.

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