Detectives Conducting A Homicide Investigation Near Dagsboro

Location: 30000 block of Power Plant Road, Dagsboro, DE

Date of Occurrence: Monday September 23, 2013 at approximately 5:50 p.m.

Victim:
Harold H. Medes 3rd, 53, Dagsboro, DE (Deceased)

Resume:
Dagsboro, DE- The Delaware State Police are releasing the name of the victim as Harold H. Medes 3rd.

Troopers were called to the residence in the 30000 block of Power Plant Road shortly before 6:00 p.m. for a report of a subject that had been stabbed. Upon arriving at the house, Medes had been located with wounds to his upper torso and pronounced dead at the scene by Sussex County Medics.

Harold Medes was removed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and an autopsy ruled the manner of death as a homicide.

The investigation is active and ongoing as the Homicide Unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death, as well as conduct interviews and gather evidence.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.