A Maryland man who fatally stabbed a 14-year-old acted in self-defense while being attacked by a group of people linked to a local gang, according to the county state’s attorney’s office.
The deadly stabbing occurred as the man, identified as Ty, was being assaulted by a group of nine people who Elkton Police said are part of a local gang. A drug debt that Ty was meant to pay back led to the attack, according to officials.
The stabbing on July 18 killed 14-year-old Jordan Collins of Hollingsworth Manor.
Cecil County teen stabbed
Elkton police said they were called to investigate the stabbing after Collins was dropped off at Union Hospital in the bed of a pickup truck by four people who immediately left the area…