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A Bridgeport man killed one family member and injured two others with a knife Monday morning at a home on Laurel Avenue, according to police.

Officers arrested 44-year-old Jahmar Whittingham at 5:00 a.m.

When police arrived, they say Whittingham was standing in front of the house holding a large kitchen knife.

Police say 60-year-old Eric Johnson was found lying in front of the home with a stab wound to the chest, along with an 85-year-old woman stabbed in the abdomen next to him. Officers also found a 62-year-old man in a driveway on the side of the house with stab wounds to his back and side.

Johnson later died at the hospital. The other victims had surgery this morning.

Officers say all of the victims lived in the house and Whittingham had been staying with them for several months.

Whittingham's charges are:

• Murder

• Assault in the 1st degree on an elderly person

• Assault in the 1st degree

• Home invasion

He is being held on a $1 million bond.

This is a developing story and will be updated as News 12 learns more.