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Man in custody after deadly Huntington stabbing

UPDATE (8:38 a.m. on Monday, July 4): The victim of a deadly stabbing in Huntington has been identified.

Huntington PD says that they discovered 36-year-old Timothy Stratton, of Huntington, outside of the Sheetz at the corner of 8th St. and 6th Ave just after 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. They say Stratton was taken to a local hospital and later died from his injuries.

Police say they took the suspect, Kahmal Dillahunty, into custody just after 10:00 p.m.


HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – The victim of a stabbing at a Huntington gas station has died, and the man accused of his murder is in custody.

According to Deputy Chief Phil Watkins with the Huntington Police Department, 45-year-old Kahmal Dillahunty of Pontiac, Michigan was arrested last night.

The stabbing was reported Sunday afternoon at the Sheetz gas station on 5th Avenue. Dillahunty was taken into custody overnight and is being held at Western Regional Jail.

HPD is expected to release more details.