Authorities Seek Information on Suspect in Fatal Stabbing
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man suspected in the stabbing death Saturday of a 49-year-old Huntington Beach man.
The victim, Rodney McAvoy, was found inside an apartment in the 7600 block of Ellis Avenue when police arrived in response to a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said. Paramedics transported McAvoy to the Huntington Beach Medical Center, where he later died.
Late Saturday, police identified Robert W. Kozy Jr. of Huntington Beach as a suspect in the killing and asked for the public’s help in locating him. Kozy was described by witnesses as having blond hair and green eyes, about 6 feet tall and 175 pounds.
When last seen, Kozy was wearing a dark-colored baseball hat, a long-sleeved flannel shirt and jeans and was driving a 1980 gray Honda hatchback, with California license plate 2FPS212, authorities said.
Police said Kozy and the victim knew each other and had argued in the past.
Anyone who has information about the suspect or the crime is asked to call the Huntington Beach Police Department at (714) 960-8843, 375-5066 or 536-5951.
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