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UPDATED: One Man Dead In Thursday Night Stabbing

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO):  Police in Fort Wayne are investigating a Thursday Night stabbing that happened shortly after 6 P.M. when police were called to Fire Station One on Main Street with reports of a stabbing involving an adult male. The male was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. During the investigation police were led to a home in the 2200 block of Oliver Street. It is not yet determined if this is the location of the crime scene and is currently being processed for evidence.

This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department.

UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Robert Lee Higginbotham III, 38, of Fort Wayne. His cause of death was determined to be stab wound of the torso and his manner of death a homicide.

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