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Woman Sought In SF Western Addition Screwdriver Stabbing

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Police are trying to locate a woman who stabbed another woman with a screwdriver during an argument in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood on Wednesday.

The attack was reported at 4:45 p.m. near Fillmore Street and Golden Gate Avenue.

The 28-year-old victim was walking down the street when she encountered the suspect and an argument ensued, police said.

The argument turned physical and the suspect, who is 34, stabbed the victim twice in the leg with the screwdriver, according to police.

The suspect then fled and had not been found as of Thursday afternoon. Police know her identity but are not yet releasing it, police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy said.

The victim declined to be taken to a hospital, police said.

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