Bowling Green Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred near downtown.
Just before 10:00 p.m. Monday night, police received a call of a fight in a parking lot at the corner of Fairview Avenue and the 31W Bypass. By the time officers arrived, a car had left the scene with the victim inside.
Officers caught up with the vehicle at the corner of 6th and State Streets. Police say 55-year-old Phillip Cox of Bowling Green was stabbed once and later died at the hospital.
Police questioned the female driver of the car, but so far no one has been charged.