By Associated Press - Thursday, April 18, 2019

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a man who was stabbed during a fight has died at a Des Moines hospital.

Officers sent Monday night to check a report of fighting found the wounded man. Police say he was taken to MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, where he died Wednesday.

The man’s been identified as a 31-year-old Des Moines resident, Thein Aung.



Police say his death is Des Moines’ fifth homicide of the year. No arrests have been reported.

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