Arrest in Camden Fatal Stabbing

Victim killed after a confrontation with another man after leaving party in Camden

Delaware State Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a fatal stabbing in Camden.

Seventeen-year-old Aaron Johnson arrested and charged with murder after turning himself in to detectives.

Authorities say the stabbing happened around 1:30 Saturday morning after a fight. The victim, Tevin R. Perry of Felton, was later pronounced dead at Kent General Hospital. An autopsy's being done to determine the exact cause.

Police say Perry and another man were in a car after leaving a party when they were confronted by another group of people in a second car. Perry was stabbed in the ensuing fight. The man Perry was with was also stabbed but suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the suspects fled, and the investigation is continuing.


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