MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 24-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing that happened Sunday morning in a Citra home, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office responded to NE 134th Place after receiving reports that someone was killed during an assault. Deputies arrived and found Marvin Lee Pate, 48, dead inside the home with multiple stab wounds.
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The sheriff’s office said an argument happened between Pate and the suspect. The victim was stabbed in the back by the suspect, causing the knife to break, deputies said. After the victim was stabbed, officials said the suspect then hit Pate in the head with a “brown metal stick.”
According to a probable cause affidavit, a witness told a deputy the suspect has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Due to possible mental health concerns, News 6 has reached out to the sheriff’s office for more information on the suspect’s mental health history and will not be naming them at this time.
The suspect faces a second-degree murder charge.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.
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