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Left to right: Devante A. Bumpars, Amanda M Camardo and Freddie "De'Von" Southerland.

(Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building)

WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- Three people have been charged in the stabbing death of a 23-year-old man early Friday morning in the city of Watertown.

Freddie "De'Von" Southerland was charged with first-degree murder, Devonte Bumpars was charged with second-degree murder, and Amanda Camardo was charged with second-degree robbery in the murder of Nicholas M. Vanzelf, The Watertown Daily Times reported.

Police responded to Vanzelf's 146 Winslow St. home around 5 a.m. for reports of gunfire and found him with stab wounds to the chest. He later died at the hospital.

City police and sheriff's deputies raided an apartment at 156 Clinton St. Friday afternoon, taking three men into custody as a suspects and then also detaining a woman. Two of the men surrendered to police without incident, but one fled before being detained. The woman was in a parking lot on Clinton Street.

WWNY reported that police believe that on Friday morning Southerland, Bumpars and Camardo went to Vanzelf's apartment to steal unknown items from him. Southerland is accused of stabbing Vanzelf in the chest.

All are being held pending arraignment.