Howard County Police charged a 20-year-old Laurel man in the stabbing death of a Savage man early Thursday night in North Laurel, according to a press release from the department.

According to the statement, officers responded to a report of an assault at the Midway Mobile Home Park on the 10000 block of North 2nd Street. Police found Robert Lynn Foster, 46, of Savage, lying near the entrance of the mobile home park suffering from a stab wound.

Personnel transported Foster to Laurel Regional Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Witnesses on the scene identified Robert Tasker, of Laurel, as the suspect and police took him into custody. Witnesses told police that the two men both knew each other and were arguing before the altercation turned physical.

Police charged Tasker with second-degree homicide, manslaughter, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon.

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