FILE – Police officers at a crime scene.
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A Bronx woman faces murder and manslaughter charges for stabbing her friend to death in their home on Sunday night, police sources said.
Law enforcement sources said Lexus Bullock, 27, allegedly attacked a 31-year-old woman inside the residence at the corner of Teller Avenue and East 179th Street, across from Claremont Park, at about 8:22 p.m. on July 5.
Officers from the 44th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about a reported stabbing. When they arrived, they found the victim with a stab wound to her chest and a slash wound to her neck.
EMS rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Police have not yet released her identity, pending family notification.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police sources said, it appeared that Bullock and her friend had become embroiled in an argument for reasons that remained unknown before the stabbing occurred. The reason for the dispute was not immediately known.
Bullock was taken into custody at the scene as a person of interest. Following questioning by detectives, she was booked just after midnight Monday on charges of murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
Through June 28, the 44th Precinct had reported two murders year-to-date, down from six at the same point last year.