MERIDEN, CT — Meriden police are investigating a homicide after a 51-year-old man was stabbed Friday night, Oct. 23, on or near the Meriden Green, according to police.
Police were called to the Green on the Green Smoke Shop on Pratt Street at about 6:50 p.m. The man ran into the shop seeking help after the stabbing, police said. Sgt. Boothroyd told Patch the stabbing did not happen inside the shop.
Police believe the stabbing happened along Pratt Street, either at or near the Meriden Green. Smoke shop workers and bystanders aided him before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, NBC Connecticut reported.
Late Friday night, police took a person of interest into custody on charges not connected to the stabbing, Patch reported. The public is not in danger, police said.