Updated at 1:40 p.m.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A 31-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a deadly overnight stabbing near the Wheaton Park Shopping Center, police said.
Montgomery County Police said in an X post that officers were called to the 12000 block of Georgia Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Monday for reports of a stabbing.
At the scene, officials found a 25-year-old man in critical condition after being stabbed in his chest. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police said the man died from his injuries at the hospital.
It wasn't until just after 1:30 p.m. that the department announced an arrest was made in the case. Authorities have not identified the man, only providing his age.
The incident is being investigated as the department's latest homicide.
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