The City of Harrisburg Police is investigating its second homicide of the year, and the second homicide just this week.
Police say Jose Vazquez, 60, is dead, a 55-year-old man is injured. One man was taken into custody and then released. Officials say a loud fight erupted in a home on Vernon Street.
Police Chief Pierre Ritter says they the men were fighting with hammers. "Were assuming he was bludgeoned by some type of heavy object and there's some type of evidence of some type of sharp incident."
Police were called to the home around 11:30 Wednesday morning.
Vazquez's brother told officers he came to the home to visit Jose. A black male met him at the door, and attempted to stop him by hitting him with the hammer. The brother told police he stabbed the man, who tried to hit him with the hammer again. Vasquez's brother was taken into custody and then released.
Ritter says they're piecing together what happened. "Were sure the individuals were all acquaintances of each other and were maybe residents of that particular house. And I don't know what happened, they got in a fight, all three of them and that's what happened in the end there."
Connie Terry says the fight was so loud, it got her attention. "I heard them arguing this morning around 10, because it woke me up." Connie lives three doors down from where the death happened. She says she's not shocked to hear about the homicide. "No, not really. This is Vernon Street, there's been a lot of violence."
Police say the black male is expected to recover from his stab wounds and has reportedly lived with Vasquez for the past few days.
Police say Jose Vazquez, 60, is dead, a 55-year-old man is injured. One man was taken into custody and then released. Officials say a loud fight erupted in a home on Vernon Street.
Police Chief Pierre Ritter says they the men were fighting with hammers. "Were assuming he was bludgeoned by some type of heavy object and there's some type of evidence of some type of sharp incident."
Police were called to the home around 11:30 Wednesday morning.
Vazquez's brother told officers he came to the home to visit Jose. A black male met him at the door, and attempted to stop him by hitting him with the hammer. The brother told police he stabbed the man, who tried to hit him with the hammer again. Vasquez's brother was taken into custody and then released.
Ritter says they're piecing together what happened. "Were sure the individuals were all acquaintances of each other and were maybe residents of that particular house. And I don't know what happened, they got in a fight, all three of them and that's what happened in the end there."
Connie Terry says the fight was so loud, it got her attention. "I heard them arguing this morning around 10, because it woke me up." Connie lives three doors down from where the death happened. She says she's not shocked to hear about the homicide. "No, not really. This is Vernon Street, there's been a lot of violence."
Police say the black male is expected to recover from his stab wounds and has reportedly lived with Vasquez for the past few days.