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Son accused of stabbing his father to death in Newport News

Man killed in Newport News domestic stabbing
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man has been charged and accused of stabbing his father to death, according to Newport News police.

Joshua Whack, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a knife in the commission of a felony, police say.

The charges are in connection to a stabbing that happened in the 11100 block of Mintwood Place, police say. When police arrived around 1 p.m. on Thursday, they said they found a man suffering from a stab wound.

The man did not survive, police say. He's since been identified by police as 50-year-old Horace Whack III.

Police are not looking for additional suspects.