St Andrew man fatally stabbed during altercation, police hunt attacker
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The Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch in St Andrew is probing an incident in which a man was fatally stabbed during a physical altercation on Wednesday.
Dead is 28-year-old Tristan Parkes of Donmair Close, Kingston 19, who was a student at the Caribbean Maritime University.
His alleged attacker is being sought.
The police report that about 7:50 p.m., Parkes and another man were at the premises when an argument developed.
Parkes reportedly used a shovel to hit the suspect in the face, causing a wound.
He also reportedly picked up a machete.
The police report that there was a physical tussle between Parkes and the suspect, who reportedly used a knife to stab him on the right side of the chest.
The suspect reportedly fled the scene.
Parkes was assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Rasbert Turner
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