LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man was found stabbed to death in Pleasure Ridge Park early Sunday morning.

Dwight Mitchell, a spokesperson for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a reported person down in the 4800 block of Dixie Highway just after 6:30 a.m.

Police said a man had been stabbed and was pronounced deceased on the scene.

In an update later in the day, police said 33-year-old Joshua Burton was arrested and charged with murder in connection to the stabbing.

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