Monday, November 22, 2010

Waterbury, CT: 2 charged in fatal Waterbury stabbing

BY LAURESHA XHIHANI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

WATERBURY — A 19-year-old city man was stabbed to death during an argument with his girlfriend's brother late Saturday.

Gary Dias, 19, suffered a stab wound to the left side of his chest during a fight with Justin Martinez at 156 Hill St., Apt. 3N. He was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital, where he was pronounced death a short time after the 10:30 p.m. incident, Waterbury police spokesman Capt. Christopher Corbett said.

Corbett said Martinez was trying to flee the apartment, where he lived, in a 2000 Hyndai Elantra when he was arrested by Waterbury police officers who were responding to the scene.

Dias was fighting with his girlfriend when Martinez intervened. Police said Martinez stabbed Dias when the two men started fighting.

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