SALINE – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing.

Just after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Loan Nguyen-Lovelace, 43, was stabbed after a disturbance at her residence in the 700 Block of Max Avenue, according to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney.

The disturbance involved 46-year-old Thuy Duong.

While they were arguing, Doung stabbed Nguyen in the chest, according to Sweeney.

Police say Tommy Ly, 45, was downstairs at the residence, heard the argument, came upstairs during the struggle and suffered lacerations to his hands.

Nguyen-Lovelace immediately went to a neighbor’s house and asked the person for help, while Doung fled the scene.

Nguyen-Lovelace was transported by ambulance to Salina Regional Health Center, where she died shortly after 12 p.m.

Sweeney said investigators quickly identified Doung as the suspect and her information was sent to law enforcement agencies statewide.

She was located in her parked vehicle at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane and arrested.

Doung could face charges including 2nd-degree murder and aggravated battery, according to Sweeney.