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Newton County deputies investigate deadly stabbing

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OXFORD, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a fight between three people led to a deadly stabbing in a gated Newton County neighborhood.

Media outlets report that one man died and two people were arrested after the Thursday night incident. Deputies say both unidentified suspects are facing murder charges.

Newton County Sheriff's Sgt. Cortney Morrison says a "physical altercation" broke out between two men and one woman, and one of the men was stabbed.

Deputies are working to determine what started the fight.