Document: Police Arrest Suspect for Fatal Stabbing Penn Ave, SE

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested July 23 a suspect in connection to a fatal stabbing that occurred on 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.

Police arrested 58-year-old Kenneth Wayne Stewart for first-degree murder while armed.

According to a press release, officers found two adult males inside a vehicle. One of the men was suffering from stab wounds and unconscious. The unconscious male, 54-year-old Courtney Jones was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The other male was treated on the scene for non-life threatening injuries.

Police believe the homicide resulted from a dispute among the individuals.