Tyree Kirkpatrick suffered a stab wound to the chest.
CAMDEN -- A city man is being held on $1 million bail following a fatal stabbing early Saturday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
It was just before 5 a.m. Saturday when Camden County police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a custody dispute at Abblet Village Apartments. While there, officers reportedly heard a disturbance on the second floor, which was unrelated to the custody dispute call.
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Officers soon found Tyree Kirkpatrick, 27, of Camden, who was suffering from a stab wound to the chest. He was first treated at the scene then transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he died just after 7:30 a.m.
According to the prosecutor's office, police caught 33-year-old Darryl Townsend allegedly attempting to flee the apartment. He was arrested and charged with Kirkpatrick's murder, which marks the 38th Camden City homicide of the year.
Townsend, who was sent to the Camden County Jail, was arraigned Monday and held on $1,000,000 full cash bail.
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