60-year-old man arrested in fatal stabbing on New Bern Avenue, Raleigh police say
Raleigh police have arrested a 60-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man last month.
Gary Earl Jenkins has been taken into custody and transported to the Wake County Detention Center, according to a Raleigh Police Department news release.
He was arrested at WakeMed hospital on New Bern Avenue while seeking medical attention, police spokesperson Laura Hourigan said.
Jenkins was charged with murder last month in the death of 57-year-old Clifton McClam.
Officers responded to a call on Jan. 6, finding McClam, who had been stabbed, in the 1600 block of New Bern Avenue. McClam was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, police previously said.
Jenkins and McClam knew one another, Hourigan said.
It was the city’s first homicide of 2022, but since then at least three others have been killed this year.
Last year, the city saw 34 homicides, according to Hourigan. That was up from 27 homicides the year before.
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This story was originally published February 13, 2022 at 8:36 AM.