Police: Man Fatally Stabbed Near Essex Home

An Essex man was fatally stabbed near his home early Friday, Baltimore County police said.

At 1:30 a.m., officers arrived to an alley behind the 1000 block of Arncliff Road for a reported fight. Police found Thomas Eugene Hunt, 51, of the same block, suffering from a stab wound to the upper body. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., he was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

"Right now, we're still looking in to determine what led up to this fight and who was involved in the fight," police spokesman Cpl. Shawn Vinson said. "We don't want to give up too much information at this point because it is an active investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-307-2020.

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Dawn White contributed to this report.