Teen stabs, kills mom’s boyfriend after intervening in domestic violence, TX cops say

A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his mother’s boyfriend was trying to “prevent further violence,” Texas police say.

Police in Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin, responded to a domestic disturbance call shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 4, according to a news release.

They arrived at the address on 1700 Bagdad Road to find a 36-year-old man, Stephen McCoy, with a stab wound to his leg.

Investigators say there was a violent “disturbance” between McCoy and his girlfriend, and at some point her son “stepped in” to stop it.

He and McCoy began fighting and the teen thrust a pocket knife into the man’s leg “at least one time,” police said.

McCoy was transported to a hospital by ambulance and he later died.

The teen was also taken to a hospital with injuries, but was treated and released.

No charges have been filed as of Jan. 6 but the investigation is ongoing, the Cedar Park Police Department said.

This story was originally published January 6, 2022 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Teen stabs, kills mom’s boyfriend after intervening in domestic violence, TX cops say."