Man Stabbed To Death In Elmhurst, Police Say

ELMHURST, QUEENS -- The NYPD is investigating a man found stabbed to death inside an Elmhurst apartment complex on Tuesday morning, police told Patch.

Officers found the 25-year-old man lying unresponsive with several stab wounds to his torso on at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday while responding to a 911 call of an unconscious male in the apartment complex at 42-60 80th St., police said. Medics pronounced the man dead on the scene.

Police have not yet released the man's identity, citing the need to notify his family first. An NYPD spokeswoman said it was immediately unclear what led up to the stabbing or whether the man lived in the Elmhurst apartment complex. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Lead image via Google Maps. Caption: The Elmhurst apartment complex at 42-60 80th St. where police found the man stabbed Tuesday morning.