National

17-year-old fatally stabs man during fight caught on camera, North Dakota cops say

A 17-year-old faces life in prison for fatally stabbing a man during a physical fight, North Dakota police say. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. 
A 17-year-old faces life in prison for fatally stabbing a man during a physical fight, North Dakota police say. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  Web File

A 17-year-old is accused of fatally stabbing a man during a fight caught on camera, North Dakota police say.

The teen was charged with murder, according to the Grand Forks Police Department. If convicted, he faces life in prison without parole.

Anfernee Economy, 24, was stabbed in the “upper torso” by the teen during a fight around 3 a.m. on March 7, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

His family told The Jamestown Sun the 24-year-old man was a father with a smile that lit up the room.

Police said two groups of people who knew of each other engaged in a fight that led up to the stabbing.

A person involved in the fight caught the stabbing on video, police told Valley News Live.

Read Next
Read Next
Read Next
Kate Linderman
mcclatchy-newsroom
Kate Linderman covers national news for McClatchy’s real-time team. She reports on politics and crime and courts news in the Midwest. Kate is a 2023 graduate of DePaul University and is based in Chicago.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER