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A woman was stabbed four times in an east-side Indianapolis home early Tuesday morning by a man she fought with earlier in a bar, police say. She was taken to Wishard Hospital to be treated for her injuries. According to police, the victim was threatened by a 24-year-old man named Aaron at the Blind Pig tavern and restaurant in Greenwood. Later, about 3:15 a.m., the suspect showed up at the victim’s home, broke down her door and attacked her while she was in bed with her mother and a young child. The suspect left the scene in a green Cadillac Escalade.

An apartment blaze that started early Tuesday is being considered suspicious by Indianapolis Fire Department investigators. The fire started about 4:15 a.m. at The Orleans apartment complex at 255 N. Shortridge Road on the east side. No one was hurt, but the fire did $10,000 in damage.

Prices at Indianapolis-area gas stations are up again, hitting an average of $3.17 a gallon for regular unleaded, according to Indygasprices.com, with a high of $3.20 and a low of $2.89. Prices in Indianapolis averaged $2.60 a gallon a year ago, according to Gasbuddy.com.

A Sunday afternoon fire claimed the life of an 88-year-old woman living in a home in the 5400 block of Southport Road, fire officials said. Crews saw heavy smoke coming from the home when they arrived shortly after 3:30 p.m. Upon entering the house, they found resident Dorothy Wright’s body. Decatur Township fire officials say a family member visiting from Illinois called for help after pulling up to find smoke and flames pouring from the home. Neighbors tell Fox59 that Wright—whom they came to know as “Grandma”—was well-liked. She had lived in the home about 65 years.