Massachusetts

Police Identify Elderly Man Killed in Dorchester Stabbing

Police have identified the victim in a fatal stabbing that happened Thursday evening in Dorchester.

According to police, the victim was identified as Marcelino Perez, 77, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Police are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who stabbed Perez.

Details are scarce, but Boston police said officers responded to a radio call for an unconscious male inside his apartment at 99 Shandon Road around 6 p.m. Thursday and found a man in his seventies suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Friday afternoon that they are looking to identify a male subject in connection with the ongoing death investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Boston Police homidcide detectives directly at 617-343-4470.

The investigation into the death is ongoing.

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