Five Minors Detained in Punta Gorda Stabbing

Police have detained five male minors in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Kevin Meraz, who was stabbed during an altercation on Cayetano Street in Punta Gorda, Toledo, early Sunday morning.

Meraz was taken to the Punta Gorda Hospital shortly after midnight with a stab wound to the upper chest. He was pronounced dead at approximately 1:15 a.m.

According to ASP Stacy Smith, Meraz had been socialising with a group when an altercation broke out, and one of the men allegedly stabbed him.

“Police have detained five male minors in relation to this,” said ASP Stacy Smith.

Police are also investigating the circumstances under which Meraz was transported to the hospital by two men on a motorcycle.

According to ACP Hilberto Romero, no one has been charged in connection with the stabbing, and police are awaiting directives from the Director of Public Prosecutions.