Police: Elderly Gastonia Man Dead After Stabbing Involving A Family Member

GASTONIA, N.C. — An elderly man has died following a stabbing that happened in Gastonia Wednesday morning, police say.

Police were dispatched to Log Cabin Drive, off of Lowell Road, around 8:55 a.m. in response to the fatal stabbing.

The victim has been pronounced dead, police say.

Neighbors say a family member stabbed the elderly man. Police now have the suspect who is a relative in custody.

The investigation is actively underway.