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Man killed in fatal stabbing inside a home — College Park, Maryland — October 29
A 26-year-old man was killed in a fatal stabbing early Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, in College Park, Maryland. The Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating. Police say officers responded at approximately 4:15 a.m. to a reported stabbing in the 9900 block of 51st Terrace. Officers located the victim inside a residence suffering from trauma. Despite life-saving measures, he died at the scene. Police later identified the victim as Jose Edin Hernandez Vasquez, 26, of College Park. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random crime. Investigators are working to identify the suspect(s) and determine a motive, and no arrest had been publicly announced as of October 30. The College Park stabbing was one of three homicides reported in Prince George's County that Thursday. County police said the three homicides are not believed to be random or related to one another, and Police Chief George Nader said in a statement that investigators believe the incidents were isolated. Police are asking anyone with information about this case to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512 and refer to case number 26-0057627. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
- Date
- October 29, 2026
- Location
- Inside a residence in the 9900 block of 51st Terrace, College Park, Maryland (Hollywood neighborhood of North College Park)
- Victims
- Jose Edin Hernandez Vasquez, 26, of College Park — found inside the residence suffering from trauma; despite life-saving measures, he died at the scene
- Suspect
- No suspect identified and no arrest announced as of October 30, 2026 — detectives do not believe this was a random crime
- Stage
- VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
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Update #1 — Jose Edin Hernandez Vasquez, 26, identified after fatal stabbing in College Park home
A 26-year-old man was killed in a fatal stabbing early Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, in College Park, Maryland. The Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating. Police say officers responded at approximately 4:15 a.m. to a reported stabbing in the 9900 block of 51st Terrace. Officers located the victim inside a residence suffering from trauma. Despite life-saving measures, he died at the scene. Police later identified the victim as Jose Edin Hernandez Vasquez, 26, of College Park. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random crime. Investigators are working to identify the suspect(s) and determine a motive, and no arrest had been publicly announced as of October 30. The College Park stabbing was one of three homicides reported in Prince George's County that Thursday. County police said the three homicides are not believed to be random or related to one another, and Police Chief George Nader said in a statement that investigators believe the incidents were isolated. Police are asking anyone with information about this case to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512 and refer to case number 26-0057627.
We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
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