INDEPENDENCE, Mo. —

An Independence, Missouri, man was charged in connection with a deadly stabbing after a multi-day manhunt.

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Independence Police Department officers responded to the area of the 900 block of East 23rd Street around 8 p.m. Friday on reports of a stabbing.

When they arrived, they found 45-year-old Anthony S. Myers suffering from an apparent stab wound.

Myers was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators began work to identify a suspect. On Monday evening, Trey C. Parker was taken into custody.

Police said Parker has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

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