Man Found Fatally Stabbed on Elkin Street in Wheaton; Montgomery County Homicide Detectives Investigating
Montgomery County police say an adult man was pronounced dead at the scene after a stabbing reported just after midnight Monday in the 11300 block of Elkin Street, and no one is in custody.
A man died early Monday after a stabbing in Wheaton, and Montgomery County homicide detectives are investigating. Police say 4th District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded at approximately 12:04 a.m. on Monday, November 2, to the 11300 block of Elkin Street for the report of a stabbing.
Officers arriving at the scene located an adult male suffering from an apparent stab wound and immediately rendered aid, according to the department's account. Despite those lifesaving efforts, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
As of the department's summary, no one is in custody and no additional suspect information is available. FOX 5 DC, reporting the same police account, added that authorities have not determined a motive. The Major Crimes Division's Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.
Police have not released the man's name; the department says the victim's identity will be released following proper notification of next of kin, and that more information will be released as it becomes available. Wheaton, in eastern Montgomery County inside the Capital Beltway corridor, falls under the county police department's 4th District.
