Crime & Safety

Teen Identified In Fatal Hartford Stabbing

A person was stabbed to death late Wednesday night.

HARTFORD, CT — A 19-year-old was stabbed to death late Wednesday night on Park Street in Hartford, according to police.

Police arrested John Drayton, 44, of Hartford on murder charges, according to Fox 61. He had driven away from the scene, but police eventually found him and his car. Police identified the victim as Jahvunique Dean of Hartford.

The stabbing happened outside of Walgreens. Its the city's 15th homicide this year, according to NBC Connecticut.

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