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Man arrested following deadly stabbing outside Norfolk convenience store

Norfolk police said a man died at the hospital after being stabbed outside a convenience store. The 61--year-old suspect is facing a second-degree murder charge.

NORFOLK, Va. — A man has been arrested after a deadly stabbing outside a convenience store in Norfolk on Thursday.

Norfolk police said the attack happened in the 1700 block of Church Street around 1:40 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found 64-year-old Arthur D. Sanders Jr. with a stab wound.

Sanders was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Police identified the suspect on Friday as 61-year-old Edgar E. Oliver. He has been charged with second-degree murder and is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.

Credit: Norfolk Sheriff's Office
Edgar E. Oliver

Detectives have not released the motive or circumstances surrounding this stabbing.

If you have any information about this incident, investigators ask that you contact the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

When officers were investigating Thursday, they taped off the Shop’n Go parking lot. They've also Taped off C street at Church Street and put crime scene tape up along C Street.

13News Now crews at the scene on Thursday said there are multiple evidence markers at the scene, and a tow truck was towing a silver sedan out of the parking lot around 4 p.m.

Credit: Madeline Schmitt
Norfolk police are investigating a stabbing outside the Shop 'N Go in the 1700 block of Church Street.

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