FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA.– A woman is facing murder charges this afternoon for fatally stabbing her uncle.
Just before 11 this morning, officers were called to a home in the 8000 block of Steadman Street for an argument between Courtney Southern, 38, and his 22-year-old niece, Chardnay Southern.
The two lived together in a home there with other family members.
Police say the investigation shows Southern stabbed her uncle in the upper body.
Southern was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Southern was taken into custody shortly after the stabbing.
It was unclear what led up to the violent incident.
