Police have released the name of an 18-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Hempstead, on Long Island, in a killing that remains unsolved. Authorities identified the victim as Michael David Grajada Suazo, putting a name to a young life cut short in an attack that has left investigators searching for those responsible.
The deadly stabbing happened on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead on Sunday night. According to police, the 18-year-old was stabbed several times during the attack, suffering wounds that would prove fatal as the violence unfolded on the Nassau County street.
After the stabbing, the gravely wounded young man was taken for medical care, but he could not be saved. Police said he died at a hospital, turning the assault into a homicide investigation as detectives began working to determine exactly what led to the attack and who was behind it.
The incident drew an immediate response from the community in the moments after it happened. Investigators said several people called 911 to report the violence, a flurry of calls that brought emergency crews and police to the scene on Fulton Avenue as they tried to help the victim and gather information.
Despite the attention the case has drawn, no arrests had been made more than a day after the stabbing. The lack of anyone in custody underscored the challenge facing investigators as they worked to piece together the circumstances and identify a suspect or suspects in the killing.
By releasing Grajada Suazo's name, authorities moved the case into a new phase, formally identifying the person at the center of the investigation. Police continued to look into the stabbing on Fulton Avenue, and the search for whoever was responsible for the 18-year-old's death pressed on.