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Watch: Plymouth man arrested after father found stabbed to death

Matthew Paluzzi, 26, was arrested and charged with murder Thursday after his father was found fatally stabbed in Plymouth.

Matthew Paluzzi, 26, was arrested and charged with murder Thursday after his father was found dead in Plymouth. Massachusetts State Police

A man was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of his 73-year-old father in Plymouth, officials announced.

Matthew Paluzzi, 26, was taken into custody and charged with murder after Hanover police located him on Columbia Road Thursday afternoon, the Plymouth County District Attorney announced

Plymouth police responded to Cedar Road around 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning, where they found Anthony Paluzzi unresponsive, the DA said. He was found in the kitchen bleeding from a laceration on his neck and was pronounced dead, officials said.

The DA said Plymouth police began investigating with the Massachusetts State Police and “developed probable cause” for Matthew Paluzzi’s arrest. 

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Massachusetts State Police released footage from their Air Wing helicopter of the arrest, showing multiple police units surrounding Paluzzi before he got out of his car.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not determined Anthony Paluzzi’s cause of death, the DA said.

Watch video of the arrest released by authorities here:

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