No charges filed in fatal stabbing on light rail in Bloomington
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Prosecutors say no charges will be filed in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred on a light rail in Bloomington.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Friday that after reviewing the case, prosecutors determined they would not be able to disprove a self-defense claim.
Authorities say a 67-year-old man pulled out a knife and fatally stabbed 45-year-old Anthony Demetrius Watson of Minneapolis early Thursday after an argument escalated into a physical fight.
The stabbing happened on the Blue Line light rail, near the Mall of America, about 1 a.m. on Thursday. The name of the other man has not been released.
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