Homeless man found stabbed to death near Anaheim bus stop
Anaheim police are investigating the stabbing death of a man whose body was found near a bus stop at a busy intersection early Wednesday.
About 2:15 a.m., a passerby near Magnolia Avenue and Ball Road saw someone on the ground bleeding and called the police, said Sgt. Daron Wyatt, a spokesman for the Anaheim Police Department.
The man was stabbed at least once, Wyatt said. Officers and paramedics performed CPR, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
The victim has been identified as a 49-year-old transient who was known to frequent the area, Wyatt said. His name has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
There were no suspects in the stabbing and no known motive, Wyatt said.
Magnolia Avenue was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic between Ball Road and Lola Avenue early Wednesday.
Anyone with information about the death, which is being investigated as a homicide, have been asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or www.occrimestoppers.org.
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UPDATES:
11:10 a.m.: This article was updated with more information about the victim.
This article was originally published at 8:30 a.m.
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