Man found dead on Bronx park bench with multiple stab wounds: cops

Bronx police are investigating the suspicious death of an elderly man found stabbed multiple times on a park bench Sunday morning.

According to police sources, agents of the 52nd district and EMS rushed to Putnam Place and the Reservoir Oval East section of Williamsbridge Oval Field around 5:25 a.m. June 9 after a 911 call reported a man slumped on a bench.

Sources close to the investigation reported that first responders found a 66-year-old man on the bench, surrounded by blood. He suffered a laceration to his neck and multiple puncture wounds to his upper torso and shoulder.

Paramedics transported the injured man to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are withholding his identity, pending notification of his family, but they believe he was homeless.

The man's body was transferred to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Police are canvassing the scene and reviewing security camera footage as part of the ongoing investigation. They do not have any video of any suspects at this time. The case is still ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDConseils. All calls and messages remain confidential.