Update (4:43 p.m., July 8, 2026): This post has been updated to include a photo of the victim, Anthony Stoy-Velazquez.

Columbia Borough police are asking the public for information regarding an apparent stabbing that left a man dead early Wednesday morning.

Police found 26-year-old Anthony Stoy-Velazquez, of Marietta, in the eastbound lane of the 200 block of Linden Street having suffered an apparent stab wound to his chest shortly before 1 a.m. Police immediately attempted life-saving measures which were continued by EMS upon their arrival, but were unable to save Stoy-Velazquez. 

Officers had responded to a 911 call reporting a man lying down near the intersection of Third and Linden streets. Police proceeded to process the crime scene for evidence.

The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has not officially determined Stoy-Velazquez’s cause or manner of death.

Investigators are now in the process of interviewing numerous potential witnesses and are reviewing surveillance footage as part of a homicide investigation. 

Anyone with information related to this incident, including Stoy-Velazquez’s whereabouts prior to his death, is urged to contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735.