East Mount Airy

Man stabbed to death on porch of East Mount Airy home

A 53-year-old man was found dead on the porch of his home along Sydney Street after he had been stabbed multiple times on Wednesday morning

Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was found stabbed to death on the porch of a home in the city's East Mount Airy neighborhood on Wednesday morning.

According to police, officers responded to a home on the 900 block of Sydney Street at about 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning to find a 53-year-old man -- that police identified Thursday as Craig Stephens, who lived at that home -- laying on the front porch.

First responders discovered the man had been stabbed multiple times in his left arm and, at about 7:29 a.m., Stephens was pronounced at the scene, police officials said.

Law enforcement officials said that there have been no arrests and no weapons have been recovered in this incident, however an investigation is ongoing.

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