Man dead, suspect arrested after stabbing leads to barricade in West Philly – NBC10 Philadelphia

Man dead, suspect arrested after stabbing leads to barricade in West Philly  NBC10 Philadelphia

One person died and a suspect was arrested following a stabbing that led to a barricade situation Thursday morning in West Philly, officials said. A man died and a suspect was taken into custody following a stabbing that led to a barricade situation Thursday morning in West Philadelphia, according to officials. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has more. A man died and a suspect was taken into custody following a stabbing that led to a barricade situation Thursday morning in West Philadelphia, according to officials. Around 9 a.m. on Oct. 15, Philadelphia police responded to a report of a person with a weapon and a possible stabbing inside a home on Edgewood Street.

Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed to death, police said. Family members identified the victim as Mark Burton, who was in his 50s. "I don't know what happened, how it happened. I just know that it was a precious life. He couldn’t hurt a butterfly. That’s how you know. He was a good person," Cyrell Green, cousin of the victim, told NBC10. As police responded to the scene, the suspect barricaded himself inside the home for about an hour. According to officials, two women were able to walk out of the home unharmed,