Son stabs father to death in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood after argument, police say

A man allegedly stabbed his 61-year-old father in the neck multiple times and killed him Saturday night in North Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood, police said. 

The stabbing happened on the 600 block of West Wingohocking Street at around 11:30 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. 

Police said officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon on Wingohocking Street and found the 61-year-old father, Kevin Jenkins, lying on the porch with multiple stab wounds to his neck. He was taken to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:11 a.m.

The 61-year-old's son, 28-year-old Devin Jenkins, was taken into custody without incident after the stabbing, police said. He's been charged with murder and possessing an instrument of crime. The stabbing stemmed from an argument between the father and son, according to police.

On Easter Sunday, police also investigated another fatal stabbing.

Police said a woman was found stabbed multiple times inside a rooming house on the 5500 block of West Girard Avenue in West Philly on Sunday. She was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m. Police identified her as 46-year-old Tyhesia Street.

Police say a family member reported the victim had not been seen for several weeks.

James Street Jr., 43, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and possessing an instrument of a crime for the stabbing. It was a domestic incident, police said.