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Body of man stabbed to death found in storage container in West Baltimore

Body of man stabbed to death found in storage container in West Baltimore
Body of man stabbed to death found in storage container in West Baltimore 02:17

BALTIMORE -- The body of a man stabbed to death was found last week in a storage container at a vacant home in West Baltimore, police said Monday. 

Officers responded Thursday afternoon to the report of a suspicious package at the 3500 block of Holmes Avenue, where they found a storage container on the porch of a vacant, "emanating a foul smell," Baltimore police said in a news release. 

The remains were taken to the medical examiner's office, where the man's death was ruled as a death by stabbing. It's unclear when the man was killed. 

The victim was identified only as a man. 

Anyone with information to contact homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.  

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