Witnesses say man killed outside Manchu Food Store over six pack of beer

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NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Police say an argument between two men on North Dorgenois led to a fatal stabbing. There are mixed accounts though on why exactly it may have happened.

A struggle ensued when they say Boykins stabbed the supposed thief. A Superintendent's Major Offense Log sent Monday morning, showed the incident. The Gist states: "The victim exited the store with a six-pack of beer and was being chased by female employee. A bystander stepped in and attempted to assist the female when a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the bystander pulled a knife and stabbed the victim. The victim died at the scene."

"A guy laying there with a hole in his side and I looked at him and said, 'He's not moving,'" said a man who lived nearby.

However, the store's employees, who didn't want to go on camera, say otherwise. They believe Boykins wasn't helping, but robbing Pitts of the beer that had just been stolen. They also claim surveillance shows Boykins putting the beer in his backpack before riding off on his bicycle.

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