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Suspect in Brentwood stabbing has died, police say

Brentwood police investigating stabbing of woman on Lost Hollow Drive
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Brentwood Police Department is investigating a stabbing on Lost Hollow Drive after a neighbor confronted the suspect.

Officials with BPD said the 911 call came at 1:17 p.m. on Thursday about a man stabbing a woman. While officers were en route, an armed neighbor confronted the male suspect and shot him multiple times in front of witnesses.

Police identified the man as Julian Porter, 26, who has since died. He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for surgery with life-threatening injuries.

Porter graduated Ravenwood High School in 2016.

The woman is expected to recover. The incident is still under investigation by the BPD.

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