Man dies after stabbing in Columbia home

Posted: 07.25.2012 at 7:35 PM

Authorities say a man found stabbed in a Columbia home has died. / MGN

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a man found stabbed in a Columbia home has died.

Investigators said 42-year-old Walter Watkins died about an hour after Richland County deputies found him bleeding from wounds to the upper part of his body.

The sheriff's office is investigating the case, and no arrests have been made.

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