SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Two people have been arrested after a stabbing over an argument about social distancing killed one woman Wednesday morning in the City of Syracuse.
A little before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10 Syracuse Police responded to the 800 block of South Salina Street for a stabbing call. The location of the call was in front of the Community Health Center.
When officers arrived, they discovered a 44-year-old female who had been stabbed in the midsection. The victim was later identified as Chennal Price-Green of Syracuse.
Price-Green was transported to Upstate Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she was later pronounced dead.
According to police, an argument over social distancing is what led to the stabbing.
As a result of the investigation that followed, two suspects were identified, and on Friday, June 12 they were arrested.
The two people charged were 26-year-old Fontasia Toran and 47-year-old Julius Brown; both of whom are from Syracuse.
The two suspects face the following charges:
- Murder in the Second Degree
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree (Toran in the Fourth Degree)
The investigation is still ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call the Syracuse Police Department at 315-442-5200.
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