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The incident took place around 2 a.m., Thursday, June 10, in Brentwood, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, a 911 caller reported a man was stabbed in an apartment on Second Avenue. When police arrived on the scene they located Antonio Rice, 56, of Brentwood, with stab wounds.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Charlene Blackshear, age 50, who is homeless, was arrested a short distance away, police said.
Blackshear is being held overnight for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday, June 11.
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