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15-year-old boy charged in Newport News stabbing death

Posted at 8:51 PM, Mar 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-21 08:57:02-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the Tuesday night stabbing death of a man in the 500 block of Onancock Trail.

Police responded to the call around 7:41 p.m. and arrived at the scene to find a 37-year-old Newport News man suffering from stab wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 15-year-old was detained at the scene. Newport News Police announced Wednesday morning that he had been charged.

Police say the 15-year-old and victim were known to each other.

This is a developing story.

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