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LMPD: Man found stabbed to death in Louisville home, Homicide Unit investigating

Police said the body was located in the 2600 block of West Chestnut Street Saturday afternoon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Department is conducting a death investigation after a man was found stabbed to death inside a home in the Russell neighborhood.

According to LMPD, the man's body was found in the 2600 block of West Chestnut Street just before 2 p.m. Saturday.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the man as 46-year-old Abe Jeffries.

On Sunday, police said that Jeffries was a victim of foul play and that his cause of death was due to an unknown number of stab wounds.

An LMPD spokesperson said that LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating. No other information was made available.

The spokesperson said there have been no arrests at this time.

Police are urging anyone with any information regarding the case to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at (502)-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be made online using LMPD's online Crime Tip Portal.

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