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Suspect Said He Stabbed In Self-Defense. Police Say The Victim Had More than 15 Wounds.

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Source: MEGA; Metropolitan Detention Center

Apr. 15 2022, Published 1:08 p.m. ET

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A man tried to claim that he stabbed a person to death in self-defense. But police say it was murder.

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On April 13, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, responded to an apartment complex for a fight.

William Nofsinger, 60, said he stabbed another person in self-defense, according to Albuquerque police.

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But detectives said his claims did not match the evidence. The victim had a large, deep cut to his throat. He also had about 15 puncture wounds to his body, authorities said.

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The victim’s name has not been released pending family notification. Police have not said what led to the fight.

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Officers charged Nofsinger with an open count of murder. He is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center.

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Source: MEGA; Metropolitan Detention Center
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