BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A woman is dead, and the man accused of stabbing her to death is in the hospital after reportedly setting himself on fire.

Baton Rouge Police Officers responded to the 12000 block of Old Hammond Highway just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13.

Officers found Stasy Charles, 23, in the parking lot suffering from several large stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital, where he died during surgery.

DEADLY STABBING (Source: BRPD)

VICTIM: Stasy Charles, 23

SUSPECT: Steven Heinrich, Jr.

Detectives then learned that a major car accident had happened a short distance away. That’s where they reportedly found Steven Heinrich, Jr., who was then identified as the stabbing suspect.

According to BRPD, Heinrich was seated in the vehicle after the crash when he set himself

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