Man arrested in fatal stabbing in south Alabama

A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stabbing and killing another person in south Alabama.

According to the Mobile Police Department, James Marshall, 46, was arrested and charged with the murder of Reginald Allen, 47.

The department said the incident occurred early Monday morning at about 4:30 a.m. when officers responded to a stabbing in the 300 block of Gaston Street.

Officers then found Allen, 47, in critical condition and he died at the scene.

According to the department, Allen and Marshall got into an altercation prior to the fatal stabbing.