A 46-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab wounds on Grand Bahama yesterday, police reported.
Police said they were called to an apartment complex on Drake Avenue shortly after 3:00 a.m., where they discovered a man lying on the ground.
When emergency medical services (EMS) personnel arrived at the scene, the man was already dead, police said.
A 45-year-old man was taken into custody to assist authorities with the investigation, according to police.
Police appealed to members of the public who have information on the crime to come forward.
This latest killing comes after there were no murders recorded in July.
As of the end of last month, murders were down 28 percent compared to last year.
The murder count for the country for 2016 is 64.
There were 146 murders in 2015, the highest in recorded Bahamian history.

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