UPDATE: Devils fan charged in fatal stabbing is N.J. veteran, cops say

PHILADELPHIA -- A 40-year-old man has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man in Rittenhouse Square early Sunday morning, city police said.

Steven E. Simminger, of Media, Pa., stabbed Colin McGovern in the torso following an argument that started over Simminger wearing a New Jersey Devils hat, police said.

McGovern and his friend were involved in a verbal fight with Simminger over the hat, police said. The fight then turned violent and Simminger allegedly attacked McGovern.

Police found McGovern in the 1800 block of Rittenhouse Square "suffering from multiple stab wounds to the torso" at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.

McGovern was taken to Hahnemann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 3:30 a.m.

A preliminary hearing for Simminger has been scheduled for March 30, according to court records.

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