Police investigating fatal stabbing in Boston

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are turning to the public for help after a man was stabbed to death Tuesday, officials said.

Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the area of 112 Southampton St. found a man in his 50s suffering from an apparent stab wound, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

One woman, who only wanted to be identified as Diana, said she was with the victim at the time of the stabbing.

“There was like a congregation there, there was no screaming, there was no yelling,” Diana said. “All I know is I heard ‘I got stabbed,’ everyone moved. He was touching his leg, and just so much blood was coming out.”

Police said they do not have a motive yet. However, there were several witnesses, many who said the attack stemmed from a drug deal.

“Something happened, I don’t know what the drama was,” Diana said. “After that, he got stabbed really quickly and it happened so fast,” she continued.

The crime scene spans several blocks of Atkinson Street, near a methadone clinic and the South Bay Jail. People who live in the area said they’re frustrated with what they’re seeing on the main streets of their community.

“It doesn’t matter who killed who,” one man said. “The environment brings this element. This is the environment that they created.”

Noting the “heavy amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the time of the incident,” investigators are asking anyone who was in the area and who may have seen something suspicious to call homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.

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