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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Army Veteran In Poughkeepsie

A 21-year-old Dutchess County man was arrested by police for the previously-unsolved murder of a 55-year-old Army veteran, who was stabbed to death outside his home. 

A 55-year-old Army veteran was found stabbed to death outside a veteran's home where he lived.

A 55-year-old Army veteran was found stabbed to death outside a veteran's home where he lived.

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Anthony Gray of Poughkeepsie was stabbed at approximately 9:25 p.m. outside Liberty Station in the area of North Clinton Street on Friday, Oct. 16. He succumbed to his injuries during surgery at an area hospital, and was pronounced dead at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 17. 

On Thursday, Oct. 21, City of Poughkeepsie Police said they arrested Anthony Jackson of Poughkeepsie, who they had identified as the perpetrator, and charged him with the felony of second-degree murder. 

Gray, a member of VFW Post 170, "was a good man who was working on overcoming obstacles in his life; he recently started a job and had a new smile on his face," said post-Commander Tommy Zurhellen on Facebook. "The veteran community in Poughkeepsie will miss him very much."

An investigation into the incident is ongoing; anyone who witnessed the stabing is asked to contact police at 845-451-7577.

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