Yakima police are asking for community members to provide any information they may have about the stabbing death of a 73-year-old man Wednesday evening.
At about 9:00 pm Wednesday, Yakima police officers responded to a report of a stabbing victim in the 400 block of North 6th Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the victim had been stabbed several times.
Officers provided first aid to the victim until an ambulance arrived on scene. The victim was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
The name of the victim is not being released until his family members are notified of his death.
Yakima police have not identified a suspect(s) in the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the YPD at (509) 575-6200 or by calling 9-1-1. Tips can be also be reported to Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980, on the organization’s website at www.crimestoppersyakco.org, or through the “P3 Tips” app at http://p3intel.com/mobileapp.htm that can be downloaded for free.