06:50 PM CDT on Saturday, May 20, 2006

By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News

FORT WORTH — Marcus Williams stole his brother’s fried chicken and then stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife, Fort Worth police said Saturday.

Michael Williams, 17, brought the chicken home Friday evening. Marcus Williams, 21, swiped a piece. A brawl ensued and Marcus Williams grabbed a knife from the kitchen.

Police said Marcus Williams stabbed his brother in the chest and left temple.

Fort Worth police and paramedics were called at 6:19 p.m. Friday. Michael Williams died at John Peter Smith Hospital.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner said the stab wound to the chest killed Michael Williams.

Police arrested Marcus Williams on a murder charge, Fort Worth police spokesman Lt. Gene Jones said. He was taken to the Mansfield jail.

Lt. Jones said Saturday he did not know if the brothers have a history of fighting.

The stabbing occurred on Andrew Street, just east of Loop 820 and south of Rosedale Street.

No one answered the door Saturday afternoon at the home — a small wood-frame house with peeling tan paint. The screen door was falling apart and a bright pink stroller sat in the front yard.

Several neighbors said they had seen the Williams brothers but had never spoken to them.

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