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DA: Homeless Man Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Pottstown

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a suspect accused of killing a 35-year-old man.

Steven Holmes is wanted by the authorities, after he allegedly stabbed to death Diamonde Stone.

The incident happened at 10:32 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of High Street in Pottstown.

Pottstown police responded to a reported fight at that location, when they found 35-year-old Stone suffering from stab wounds.

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He was taken to Pottstown Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy conducted by Dr. Marianne Hamel of the Montgomery County Coroner's Office said Stone died from a stab wound to the chest with injuries to the heart.

Holmes is wanted on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder and possessing instruments of crime.

Anyone with information concerning Holmes' whereabouts is asked to contact the Pottstown Police Department at 610-970-6570 or the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3368.

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