Christmas Day Stabbing: Victim Identified In Stamford

STAMFORD, CT — City police Wednesday afternoon identified the victim in Monday's Christmas Day homicide in which a 32-year-old male was stabbed to death.

According to the Stamford Police Department, the man killed was identified as Juan David Hernandez Velasco, 32.

Because the homicide is still under investigation, police had no further detail Thursday afternoon.

According to the SPD, police were called at about 3:30 a.m. Monday to Stamford Hospital, where a stabbing victim was undergoing treatment in the emergency room.

Police said Velasco had multiple stab wounds and was previously dropped off at the entrance of the emergency room by unknown individuals.

He was rushed into emergency surgery but succumbed to his injuries later in the morning while in the intensive care unit, police said.

At about 3:52 a.m., the patrol division observed a second individual walking recklessly downtown in the roadway on Broad Street.

This individual was stopped and identified as Beimar Araujo-Ramirez, 22.

The patrol investigation determined there was a connection between Arouja-Ramirez and the stabbing victim.

Police said Araujo-Ramirez and the victim had attended a party where a fight had occurred, with Araujo-Ramirez saying he and others had driven the victim to the hospital.

The preliminary investigation determined the party was held at a residence on Crystal Street and witnesses have confirmed a fight occurred outside.

The circumstances surrounding this fight and the injuries that led to the death of the victim remain under investigation, according to police

Araujo-Ramirez was charged by police with disorderly conduct about his actions toward the two hosts of the party, who were tenants at the residence.

The Stamford PD is asking anyone with information to contact Sgt. William Garay of the major crimes unit at 203-977-4417. The public can also submit a confidential text tip to Tip41.. Anyone with a cell phone can send an anonymous tip to the Stamford Police Department by texting the word StamfordPD and the tip information to 847411 (tip411).

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