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Derrickanna Dunklin Charged With Murder in Montgomery Pocketknife Stabbing

Police cite witness identifications as Dunklin awaits a first court appearance Wednesday.

Overview

  • Officers and medics responded about 2:20 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 3200 block of Raintree Drive, where 19-year-old Ahmari Capleton was found wounded and later died at a hospital.
  • Charging documents allege the 20-year-old stabbed Capleton multiple times with a pocketknife during an argument.
  • Investigators say multiple witnesses identified Dunklin as the suspect, and no motive has been released.
  • Booking records show Dunklin was taken into custody at 6:04 p.m. Monday and remains held at the Montgomery County Detention Center.
  • Officials said Capleton’s death was one of five homicides in the city from Friday to Sunday, which they described as involving people who knew each other.