Burlington police: no knife involved in fight

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Burlington, IA-  The Burlington Police Department responded to a reported fight Wednesday involving a knife and discovered there was no knife involved.

According to a news release, on Wednesday, October 26th, at about 11:04 PM officers were dispatched to the area of the 200 block of Argyle Court for a report of two people fighting outside.  Officers were initially informed that there was possibly a knife involved and one of the people involved had been stabbed.

When officers arrived the two people involved were located, with one of them having sustained a laceration to the face.  Through investigation it was learned this laceration was not inflicted by a knife and, no knife had been involved in the incident.

The incident remains under investigation.  No further information was released.