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Victim identified in stabbing death in Amity neighborhood near BOI

Man charged with first-degree murder in south Boise stabbing death
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Updated 7/31/23 at 1:00pm: The Ada County Coroner has identified Justin Friesner, 24, from Parma, as the victim in the stabbing death near the airport on July 27. Friesner's cause of death was reported as a homicide caused by sharp force injuries of the neck and chest.

Boise Police have arrested a 27-year-old Twin Falls man after responding to a reported stabbing around 7:30 a.m. in the area of South Production Avenue north of Gowen Road on Thursday.

According to police, evidence indicates that the suspect and two adult males were parked in the area and became involved in an altercation.

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Police say the suspect, who investigators believe was armed with a knife, and one of the male subjects exited the car while the third male attempted to drive away.

Police say the third male later exited the vehicle and ran to find help.

Officers say they found the suspect walking down a nearby road, and soon after found the victim, already dead, with stab wounds.

Following an investigation, the suspect was booked into the Ada County Jail on a felony first-degree murder charge.