MARIETTA, Ga. — The Cobb County Police Department announced it was investigating a fatal stabbing at the Eden Gate mobile home park that happened early on Sunday morning.
According to police, officers were called to 254 Clay Drive in Marietta around 1:34 a.m. after someone called 911 about a stabbing.
When officers got to the scene, they found an adult man with a stab wound and called for medical personnel to provide assistance.
Police said the victim, identified as Alex Hernandez of Smyrna, was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
Detectives went to the scene to investigate the death, identifying 31-year-old Pedro Martinez as a suspect.
Martinez was charged with homicide and aggravated assault and booked into the Cobb County Jail.
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