Crime & Safety

Police Identify East Boston Stabbing Victim

The man stabbed to death on Paris Street earlier this week was 23, the Boston Police Department said.

Boston, MA — The Boston Police Department on Friday identified the man stabbed to death earlier this week in East Boston.

His name was Gage Smith, a 23-year-old East Boston resident, according to police.

Police said Smith was stabbed early Wednesday morning in the 200 block of Paris Street (pictured above), and pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.

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Previously: Man Dies in East Boston Stabbing

The Boston Police Department continues to actively investigate the incident, and is asking anyone with information to call its Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470.Anyone wishing to assist anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1(800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

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