Document: Police Arrest Woman for Homicide in March

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested May 2 a woman they believe is responsible for fatally stabbing a man in March.

According to a press release, police arrested and charged 53 year-old Barbara Laverne Sanders, a resident of Northeast DC, with second-degree murder while armed. She allegedly stabbed 59-year-old Thurman Knight on the 500 block of Montana Avenue, NE on March 17.

Knight, who was also a resident of Northeast DC, died at a local hospital.



5 2 19 Arrest Made in a Homicide 500 Block of Montana Avenue, Northeast (Text)

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