Police: Suspect stabs, kills man who was arguing with woman

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Saturday, May 11, 2019
Police: Suspect stabs, kills man who was arguing with woman
Police: Suspect stabs, kills man who was arguing with woman. Gray Hall and Maggie Kent report during Action News Mornings on May 11, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for a man who stabbed and killed another man.

It happened on the 400 block of South 60th Street in Cobbs Creek around 1 a.m. Saturday.

Police said a man and woman were arguing when the suspect approached them.

That's when the suspect and the boyfriend then began to argue.

They said things escalated, and the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the boyfriend in the side.

The suspect then took off.

The boyfriend was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died a short time later.

The girlfriend was taken into custody for questioning.