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Fatal Stabbing Investigation Launched Christmas Morning

DENVER (CBS4) - One person is dead and two people are hurt following a stabbing incident in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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The incident happened early Sunday near the intersection of East 14th Avenue and Pearl Street. That's about three blocks east of the Colorado State Capitol.

Denver police say a woman had been waiting for a friend when a man attacked her. She died there.

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The man then attacked the victim's friend before turning the knife on himself.

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The suspect was described as being in critical condition at the hospital.

Names of the people involved so far haven't been released.

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