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Man arrested in Thursday morning stabbing death

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Posted at 4:57 AM, Sep 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-12 10:07:08-04

CINCINNATI — Police arrested a man early Thursday morning after they say he stabbed and killed another man in a Mount Airy apartment complex.

Officers with the Cincinnati Police Department were called to an apartment on the third floor of 2365 West North Bend Rd. before 2 a.m. Thursday for a report of a dead person. When officers arrived on scene, they found 45-year-old Lamont Palmer and said he was dead at the scene.

Police then arrested and charged 42-year-old Aqeel Watson with murder for Palmer's death.

The Cincinnati Police Department's Homicide Unit is still investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 513-352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.