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Buffalo man charged with murder in stabbing case

Suspect was arrested hours before victim died
Posted at 3:18 PM, Apr 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-19 15:18:15-04

A Buffalo man is facing murder charges in connection with a stabbing on April 12th.

Justin Johnson was stabbed around 10:30 p.m. April 12th at 518 N. Division, according to police. 

Officers arrested Hillard Smith five days after the stabbing incident, at 1:00 a.m. on April 17th in Niagara Falls.  Later that same day, Johnson died from his injuries.