JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing death of an 18-year-old Tuesday afternoon.
Jacksonville police said 40-year-old Carlos Dupree stabbed Garcia Bannister outside Dupree's home in the 3400 block of Broadway Avenue. Both lived in the home.
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Bannister was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, where he died.
Police said Bannister punched Dupree first while the two were arguing over a relationship Bannister was having with Dupree's stepdaughter.
During the fight, police said, Dupree went into his home and got a butcher knife. Police said he then stabbed the teen in the abdomen.
Police said Dupree admitted to the stabbing when questioned.