Gwinnett County

Lawrenceville mom stabbed to death by her son on Thanksgiving day, police say

LAWRENCEVILLE — Police say a woman was found stabbed to death inside a home in Lawrenceville on Thanksgiving Day.

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Police responded to a home on the 1100 block of Misty Valley Court around noon after getting a call about a domestic assault. The victim, 42-year-old Marcia Chance, was dead at the scene.

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Police took her son, 18-year-old Varian Hibbert, into custody. Hibbert has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. He’s been taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center.

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Detectives are investigating the motive for the murder.