Thomas Scotland Sr., 48, was found just before 1 a.m. February 4 by police officers in the 2900 block of Boone Trail with multiple stab wounds to his abdomen.
He was taken to WakeMed and 56-year-old Ronnie Lee Simmons was charged with aggravated assault.
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After Scotland's death, the charge against Simmons was upgraded to murder.
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