Fight between two women in St. Pete leads to fatal stabbing, police say

Published February 21, 2023 8:57 AM EST

Jasmine Sephus mugshot courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. 

One woman is dead and another is charged with murder following a fatal argument in St. Petersburg

Investigators say they were called to 860 9th Avenue South around 6:40 p.m. on Monday for reports of a stabbing. 

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, two women got into a verbal argument, and Jasmine Sephus, 32, fatally stabbed 51-year-old Mary Colon-Wright.

Police say the two women knew each other, but did not reveal what led to the fight. 

Sephus has been charged with second-degree murder. 

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