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Man Is Killed After Argument Over Bet

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Two cousins were charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old man at Lexington, S.C., after an argument about a World Cup soccer wager.

Eduardo Velasquez was stabbed in the upper chest at his home Saturday night, Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said. Velasquez died shortly after at a hospital.

Metts said Jamie Cruz Palma, 28, and Jerado Palma, 24, both of West Columbia, S.C., were arrested near the scene and charged with murder.

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