Update: Police investigating homicide on South Bend's southeast side

South Bend Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in the 1200 block of East Dayton Street.

The call came in around 7:30 Wednesday morning.

According to officers on scene, one person was stabbed in the buttocks and hit during an attempted robbery. 

Family members say the victim's name is Aldanus Taylor.

Wednesday afternoon, Ricky Jones and Allison Wyatt were arrested at St. Joseph County Metro Homicide.

Taylor's uncle, Harrod Cureton says the fight began over an incident with a dog.

"My nephew’s dog supposed to have peed on the girl’s clothes, and I guess my nephew was saying he wasn’t going to pay for ," Cureton said. 

Cureton says he's shocked things escalated as far as they did.

"Stop the violence towards eachother. You know? People are dying. For real. People are dying," Cureton said.

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