A woman was stabbed to death Wednesday in Baltimore after the suspect allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs at a man she was walking with, according to court records.
Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing in the 2400 block of Druid Hill Avenue around 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, the police department said in a statement.
Police found a 40-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound. Officers provided emergency aid, including administering CPR, and the woman was transported to a hospital for treatment. The victim, identified as Dominique Wilson, died at the hospital.
According to dispatch audio, neighbors called police, saying the suspect, 51-year-old Anthony Thomas, locked himself in the home after the stabbing.
Officers called for him to come outside, and Thomas complied. He appeared in court Friday and was held without bail.
Thomas requested medical assistance and was transported to a hospital for treatment. He was later taken to Central Booking for processing. He faces first-degree murder, first-degree assault and multiple related charges.
Police located a male witness who said he had been walking with Wilson along Druid Hill Avenue.
“While walking, Mr. Thomas began to yell homosexual slurs towards the witness,” the charging documents state. “The witness verbally engaged Mr. Thomas, having taken offense to the homosexual slurs.”
The witness told police that gay “epithets” had been an ongoing issue with Thomas, according to the charging documents.
“Mr. Thomas continued to reference his displeasure with the witness’s sexuality,” the documents said.
After challenging Thomas, the witness told police, he continued to walk to his destination with Wilson.
WJZ obtained video showing the verbal argument, which turned physical moments before the stabbing.
“The witness indicated that he and the victim observed Mr. Thomas standing on the steps of his house with two butcher knives in his hand,” according to the charging documents.
The witness told officers he and Wilson “attempted to defend themselves” before Thomas allegedly “swung the knife towards the victim,” the charging documents state.
Police said they observed video footage that depicts “events showing Mr. Thomas with the victim and witness appearing to be in a physical altercation.”
BPD homicide detectives are asking anyone with information about the stabbing to contact them at 410-396-2100.
Thomas is due back in court in November.
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