One person injured following stabbing incident in Tennessee

TENNESSEE — Authorities are investigating after a stabbing and a fire were reported overnight at a South Nashville hotel.

Metro Nashville Police and the Nashville Fire Department responded to the Regency Inn on Murfreesboro Pike just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a person suffering from stab wounds, who was treated at the scene.

While crews were assisting the victim, someone alerted firefighters to a unit in the building that was on fire. Firefighters quickly used a hose line to extinguish the flames before they could spread to other rooms.

The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. Police said they are still searching for the stabbing suspect. No further details have been released.