BEAUMONT, Texas — One person has been arrested and charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Beaumont on Tuesday morning.
The stabbing is the city's third homicide in a matter of three days.
Beaumont Police officers were called to the scene where a 48-year-old Creighton Landrio, of Beaumont, was stabbed to death, according to the Beaumont Police Department.
Police confirmed that Landrio was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say they found the suspect, 37-year-old Donald Bryan Cooper, of Beaumont, while on the scene.
Cooper was detained and taken to the station to speak with detectives. After speaking with detectives, Cooper was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and booked in for murder, according to a news release from Beaumont Police.
There was an altercation between two individuals, which resulted in Landrio being stabbed, officials said.
It happened in the 2100 block of McFaddin Avenue.
This investigation is still ongoing as detectives are still speaking with witnesses.
Full Beaumont Police Department news release...
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 11:53 a.m. Beaumont Police responded to a victim of a stabbing in the 600 block of Sixth street.
Officers located the victim lying in the 2100 block of Mcfaddin near an apartment complex. Beaumont EMS was summoned and pronounced the victim deceased. The victim was identified as Creighton K. Landrio, age 48 from Beaumont.
While on scene, officers located the suspect involved and detained him. The suspect was identified as Donald Bryan Cooper, age 37 from Beaumont. Cooper was transported to the station to speak with detectives.
The preliminary investigation has revealed that there was an ongoing disturbance between Landrio and Cooper, leading to a physical altercation, during which Landrio was stabbed. Detectives are still continuing the investigation and are speaking with witnesses.
After speaking with detectives, Cooper was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and booked in for Murder.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.