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DC 16-year-old stabbed 41-year-old man to death, police say

By FOX 5 Digital Team
Updated  November 9, 2021 2:12pm EST
Washington, D.C.
FOX 5 DC

WASHINGTON - A 16-year-old from Southeast D.C. is facing murder charges after he allegedly stabbed a man to death Monday night.

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According to D.C. police, the teenager attacked 41-year-old Dameon Yates in the 1600 block of R Street, Southeast.

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Police responded to the scene around 8:20 p.m. and found him "unconscious and unresponsive."

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They charged the teenager on Tuesday with second-degree murder while armed.