DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police are investigating a stabbing.
Authorities said officers received reports of a person stabbed at a home on Flat Shoals Road early Monday.
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When officers arrived, they were met by a woman who said a man had broken into her home and began assaulting her.
The victim told police she knew the suspect.
In an act of self-defense, the victim said she stabbed the suspect.
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Officers arrested the suspect and charged him with six counts of home invasion.
The identity of the suspect has not been released.
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Police have not said what led to the incident.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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