Victim, a 47-year-old man, declared dead
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man has been attested on charges he stabbed his father to death during an argument in Drexel Hill on Tuesday, police say.
Police have charged Yaasem Dixon, 26, with homicide and murder in the first and third degrees.
Police were dispatched at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to the area around the 3900 block of Mary Street in Drexel Hill.
Police found a silver 2008 Toyota Corolla nearby, stopped at 47 Blanchard St. between James Street and Mary Street. There was a 47-year-old man at the scene with a stab wound and another man who may have been the driver.
The victim, Vaughn Dixon, was taken to Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Dixon is scheduled to appear Dec. 10 for a preliminary hearing.
