Reported stabbing leads to murder investigation in South Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — A large police presence was reported at E. Cheyenne Rd. and South El Paso Ave. in Colorado Springs around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said it was called to a stabbing in the 700 block of E. Cheyenne Road shortly after 1 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a victim in critical condition. He later died at the hospital.

CSPD said they are investigating but no suspect is currently in custody. Residents of the apartment complex told KRDO13 that the victim was a transient who regularly showed up in their neighborhood.