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Domestic dispute leads to murder arrest in Tangipahoa Parish

When police arrived, they found a male victim with a stab wound to the chest.
Credit: Kevin Dupuy
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PONCHATOULA, La. — Ponchatoula Police say one person was arrested after a domestic dispute escalated into murder Monday night.

Police say they were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. because of a medical emergency.  When they arrived, they found a male victim with a stab wound to the chest.  He was taken to North Oaks Medical Center where died.

Andrew Dungey III reportedly confessed to police for the crime and was booked on a charge of second degree murder.  He remains in the Tangipahoa Parish Jail.

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