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Police search for suspect after stabbing at funeral

Salt Lake City police are looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a person in the back at a funeral.

The suspect and the victim were attending a funeral and began to argue, according to a Saturday watch command log from the police department.

Other people attending the funeral broke up the altercation and encouraged reconciliation, according to police.

As the two people were about to hug, one of the individuals produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the back, according to the log.

Police said the stabbing victim was treated at the scene.