AUBURN, Maine — The Maine State Police and the Auburn Police Department say an Auburn man has been arrested and charged with murder following the Wednesday night stabbing and death of a Lewiston man.
Police had been investigating the death 48-year-old Lawrence Kilkenny, who was stabbed outside of an apartment complex at 116 Hampshire Street in Auburn overnight on Wednesday.
Bryan Peabody, 25, of Auburn was charged in connection with Kilkenny's death.
Peabody was brought to the Auburn Police Department by family members earlier in the afternoon on Thursday. He was charged with murder just before 6 p.m. Thursday and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail.
Auburn Police responded to the scene shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, after a witness called 911 and reported that two men were involved in a physical altercation. Police say the two men knew each other.
Auburn Rescue also responded to the scene and transported the victim to Central Maine Medical Center where he later died. Peabody left the scene on foot.
An autopsy showed that Kilkenny died from the stab wounds.
Peabody will likely make his first court appearance Friday or Monday, police say.