Police ID man stabbed to death trying to break into apartment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was stabbed to death trying to break into a west Charlotte apartment Thursday night, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

Officers responded to an assault call on Park Fairfax Drive around 7:40 p.m. and when they arrived they found 26-year-old Stan Wilson Jr. suffering from a stab wound.

Wilson was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators said Wilson tried to force his way into an apartment and then got into a fight with someone inside.

He then was stabbed multiple times by the person inside the apartment.

Police have not said if it was a robbery attempt but said Wilson was trying to get into an apartment that wasn't his.

Neighbors told Channel 9 that they’re concerned Wilson wasn’t acting alone.

"When we have to come home and it’s a frightening experience because you don't know if they got all parties involved,” said one neighbor.

Detectives are working to determine if there was a relationship between Wilson and the people inside the apartment.

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