Overview
- Officers were called to a property on Alney Terrace in Gloucester at about 9pm on Thursday after reports that someone inside had been injured.
- A man in his 80s was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with suspected stab wounds and died shortly afterwards.
- A local man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody while enquiries continue.
- The force’s Major Crime Investigation Team is conducting early-stage enquiries at the scene, carrying out house-to-house checks and visible reassurance patrols, and saying there is no wider threat to the public.
- Police have informed the victim’s next of kin and are supporting them with specialist officers, and they ask witnesses to call 101 quoting incident reference 53260054125 or to use the force’s online reporting form.