Overview

• The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office declined homicide charges against Charles M. Hinton after reviewing the Oct. 7 incident.
• Hinton is charged with carrying a concealed weapon for having a knife at work, a felony that carries up to five years, with arraignment expected Saturday.
• Investigators say Ramon Vazquez entered the Fort Street store, sought out Hinton, and punched him repeatedly before being stabbed twice.
• Vazquez, 23, died at a hospital, and Hinton, 33, remained at the scene and was taken into custody.
• Authorities say the two men knew of each other through another person but had not previously met.