Man killed in domestic incident Tuesday morning

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A man was fatally stabbed inside a residence early Tuesday morning in what police are calling a domestic incident.

Edy Dinora Portillo Martinez was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for the alleged fatal stabbing of Pedro Sixto Esparragoza on Tuesday.

Esparragoza, 32, was taken to the hospital Tuesday where he died from injuries related to a stabbing, police said. Martinez, 28, was presented in D.C. Superior Court Wednesday and is being held without bail. She is next due in court on August 23.