TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — After receiving a stab wound to the neck, a LaGrange man has died. Now police have arrested a suspect in connection to the killing.
Police responded to a call at the 800 block of an apartment complex on 140 Davis Road on Monday, LaGrange police said in a press release. Police found a man in an apartment bedroom suffering from a stab wound to the neck at the scene. The victim died of his injuries shortly after being transported to WellStar West Georgia Medical Center, police said.
Following an investigation, police determined the victim, suspect and two other men all lived in the apartment together. The suspect allegedly stabbed the victim after an argument, then fled the scene.
The suspect is now in the Troup County Jail after being arrested at the apartment complex's parking lot. He was deported in 2016 and is now living in the U.S. illegally, police said.