On Friday March 24,2023 at approximately 1:35 p.m., Springfield Police responded to a 911 call at the 1100 block of S. 19th Street for a report of a home invasion. The caller stated he had confronted a subject inside the residence.

When officers arrived, they located a man down in the residence who had been stabbed. The 33-year-old man was transported to HSHS St. John’s Hospital where he died from his injuries. He was pronounced dead at 3:02pm by emergency room staff shortly after his arrival.

The 911 caller was taken to the station to be interviewed by detectives.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday and his identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The death is under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner and the Springfield Police Department.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Springfield Police Department at 217-788-8325 and/or Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers at 217-788-8427.