Suspect charged after man stabbed to death on train tracks in Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department announced that a suspect is in custody following an early morning stabbing that left one man dead on Wednesday.

Police said they were called around 4:12 a.m. to the 2901 block of Smokey Park Highway, where they found a man on the train tracks with several stab wounds. According to the department, the man passed away from his injuries. Officers identified the victim as 30-year-old Dustin Burwell.

Officers stated that forensic technicians worked throughout the morning and identified the suspect as 27-year-old Kala Fralick. Officers later took Fralick into custody, where she was charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $500,000 bond.

Detectives are asking if anyone has information about this stabbing to call the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110.

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