Story by Ashley Traylor, Editor-in-Chief
A Murray State student remains in ICU after being stabbed. Meanwhile another student, a former student and a teenager are behind bars in connection to the incident.
Murray Police Spokesman Brant Shutt said on Wednesday, Feb. 28 just after midnight, officers found Dalvin Dixon, junior international finance major, with stab wounds at a house on South 15th Street. He was transported to the Murray-Calloway County Hospital.
Sophomore Michelle Rogers said her and Dixon work together at Cracker Barrel and have had a class together. She said she was stunned to hear about her friend.
“I can’t believe this happened to him,” Rogers said. “He is such a caring, sweet guy.”
Witnesses told police that two males in ski masks and dark clothing had forced their way into the residence.
“It was stated that when the two males entered the home the occupants confronted them and during a brief altercation Dixon was reportedly stabbed by one assailant,” according to the press release from the Murray Police Department.
Police say the mask of one of the alleged assailants was ripped off during the altercation, revealing someone Dixon recognized.
Evidence was found at the crime scene that police say put Murray State freshman Trajan Yates of La Center, Kentucky at the crime scene.
Yates was arrested and charged with burglary in the 1st degree and assault in the first degree.
A second call to dispatch shortly after reported another possible shooting. During the investigation, police determined that it was in fact, a continuation of the first stabbing of Dixon.
That call led police to identify two other suspects, former Murray State student, Maurice Redmond and 18-year-old Hannah Porter of Murray.
Porter was arrested and charged with complicity to assault in the first degree and complicity to burglary in first degree.
Redmond was still at-large and initially thought not to be in the immediate area. Murray State Police sent out a public safety announcement alerting faculty, staff and students to the search for Redmond.
Shortly after, Redmond turned himself into police after information had been circulated throughout local media outlets.
Redmond is charged with assault in the first degree and burglary in the first degree.
Shutt said this was not a random home invasion.
“The suspects had entered into the residence with a prior motive and specific victim,” Shutt said.
“(He is) one of the funniest guys I know,” Rogers said. “He is a really good student too.”
Rogers told The News that Dixon underwent surgery early Wednesday morning and was listed in stable condition in the ICU at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.
All three suspects are being lodged in the Calloway County Jail.