UPDATE: Izik Spence, 22, has been arrested in connection to the stabbing, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department. Spence was charged with criminal homicide and is in custody at the Silverdale Detention Center.
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A man has died after a stabbing in downtown Chattanooga on Saturday morning, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
Officers responded to the 2200 block of East 28th Street at around 5:50 a.m. and found Marcus Preston, 22, suffering from an apparent stab wound. They began efforts to save Preston but were unsuccessful. Hamilton County emergency officials declared him dead at the scene.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the CPD's homicide tip line at 423-643-5100 or submit a tip via the CPD mobile app. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
- Compiled by Kim Sebring