The boy, who was not identified by D.C. police, was charged with second-degree murder while armed.
Police said the incident took place around 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 2 in the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue near Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School.
After receiving a report about a stabbing, police officers arrived to find Louis Cheeves, 46, of Southeast, with multiple stab wounds.
Cheeves was transported to a hospital by members of D.C. Fire and EMS, where he died.
Below is a map of where the incident took place:
14-year-old boy arrested for stabbing, killing man in Southeast DC, police say
By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
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The incident happened around 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 2 in the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue.
Police say 46-year-old Louis Cheeves was found suffering from stab wounds when they arrived. Cheeves was transported to a nearby hospital but later died from his injuries.
A 14-year-old juvenile male was arrested Thursday and was charged with second degree murder while armed.
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