CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide after a person was stabbed to death in southwest Charlotte Sunday morning.
Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call at an apartment complex along Kingsford Drive, in the area near Nations Ford Road just after 5:30 a.m.
Juan Carlos Miranda-Perez, 34, was found at the scene with a stab wound, police said. Miranda-Perez died from his injuries at the scene, according to Medic.
According to CMPD, the incident stemmed from a fight, and Miranda-Perez and the suspect knew each other. The suspect remains at large at this time.
WCNC Charlotte has reached out to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for more information.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact CMPD's homicide unit at (704) 432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at (704) 334-1600.
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