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East Village Man Arrested in Avenue D Stabbing Murder

March 10, 2010 8:28am | Updated March 10, 2010 7:58am
The NYPD is looking into the stabbing death of a 35-year-old woman.
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By Ben Fractenberg

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

EAST VILLAGE — A 29-year-old Staten Island man was stabbed to death Tuesday night on Avenue D in the East Village, police said.

Luis Johnson was found unconscious with stab wounds to his torso and arm outside 20 Avenue D at roughly 8 p.m., the NYPD said. He was taken to Beth Israel Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A resident of the building, Loius Dawson, 36, was arrested and is being charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

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