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# Man Stabbed And Killed Inside His Dyker Heights Home
- URL: https://bklyner.com/man-stabbed-killed-dyker-heights/
- Published: 2020-04-15T19:56:30.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-15T19:56:30.000Z
- Author: Bklyner Staff
- Tags: Announcements, community, Dyker Heights, homicide, Neighbors, News, Police & Fire, Western Brooklyn, death, murder, nypd, stabbing, #wp

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DYKER HEIGHTS – A 57-year-old man was found stabbed and killed in his home early this morning.

At around 4:22 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, cops arrived at a private home on 84th Street near 14th Avenue to conduct a wellness check. When they arrived, they found a 57-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive. According to the NYPD, he had multiple stab wounds to his body and was declared dead at the scene.

Cops say a 26-year-old man was taken to custody. [According to AMNY,](https://www.amny.com/police-fire/man-in-custody-after-victim-is-found-with-multiple-stab-wounds-in-brooklyn-nypd/?ref=bklyner.com) he had allegedly stabbed his father to death. As of now, the investigation remains ongoing. The name of the victim has not yet been released by the cops.

*Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at [WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.*