Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of Dexter Weekes, a 49-year-old resident of New Montrose, who died at about 7:20 Saturday morning.
According to the Police, Weekes received a stab wound to the left side of his chest shortly after 6:00 Saturday morning, and was rushed to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injurie.
Police disclose that one man is in custody helping with the investigation.
A post-mortem examination will be carried on the body of the deceased soon.
Weekes’ death brings the homicide figure for 2015 to 22.