NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a deadly stabbing in the Ocean View area of Norfolk on Tuesday night.
Police say 43-year-old Matthew C. Bass is accused of killing 50-year-old Darrell W. Long, of Portsmouth, in the 200 block of West Ocean View Avenue.
First responders found Long with multiple stab wounds when they arrived at the scene just after 10:30 p.m. He was taken to Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center where he later died.
The fatal stabbing happened amid a violent 12 hours across Norfolk that included multiple shootings — two of which were deadly.
Bass was arriagned on the charge Thursday morning. He is due back in court Oct. 30.
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