BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department said a 23-year-old woman died due to a stabbing on Old Hammond Highway, with the suspect setting himself on fire afterward.

Police said they responded around 2:13 a.m. Thursday to Stasy Charles, 23, lying in the parking lot in the 12000 block of Old Hammond Highway with several severe stab wounds. She was taken to a local hospital and died during surgery.

Officers also responded to a crash nearby, where they determined Steven Heinrich Jr. was involved in both the crash and stabbing.

BRPD said that, according to preliminary reports, Heinrich arrived at Charles' residence and began ramming her vehicle with his vehicle. He then removed her from her vehicle, stabbed her and then drove away. While fleeing, he intentionally entered the oncoming

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