ROANOKE, Va. – A man is dead following a stabbing that occurred in Northwest Roanoke on Thursday night, Roanoke Police Department said.
RPD said officers responded to the 1100 block of Syracuse Avenue NW around 8:34 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a person with a weapon. Upon arrival, they found a man in the home with stab wound injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 67-year-old Richard Webb.
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Upon investigation, authorities said they identified the suspect as 40-year-old Timia Williams. She was soon arrested and charged with second degree murder. Authorities also found that Webb and Williams knew each other prior to the incident.
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