Cops: Man, 35, stabbed to death

Police responding to call for fight discover victim with multiple stab wounds

POTTSTOWN » Authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing that took place in Pottstown Sunday night.

An unidentified 35-year-old man was stabbed to death at about 10:30 p.m. along the 300 block of High Street, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief F. Richard Drumheller announced Monday.

Pottstown Police were called to the scene for a report of a fight and when they arrived found the man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was transported to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.

The man was stabbed on the south side of High Street and ran crossing the road toward an open store where he collapsed on the sidewalk on the north side of the street, according to a report from the scene. Police later placed evidence markers to show the path the victim took before collapsing on the sidewalk.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday, authorities said.

Witnesses told WFMZ-TV the man had been playing his guitar in the street before the incident took place.

The Pottstown Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau are investigating the apparent homicide. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pottstown Police Department at 610-9706570 or the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at 610-278-3368.

TOM KELLY — FOR DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Pottstown Police officers investigate a murder in the 300 block of High Street late Sunday night. Police say a man was stabbed to death during an argument. The man was stabbed on the south side of High Street and ran crossing the road toward an open...