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Teen Stabbed to Death in The Bronx

By DNAinfo Staff on April 7, 2012 5:24pm

Crime scene investigators hunt for evidence in the stabbing death of Joshua Baez, 17,  at 1232 Virginia Ave. in Castle Hill on April 7, 2012.
Crime scene investigators hunt for evidence in the stabbing death of Joshua Baez, 17, at 1232 Virginia Ave. in Castle Hill on April 7, 2012.
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DNAinfo/Jesse Lent

By Jesse Lent

Special to DNAinfo

CASTLE HILL - A Bronx teen was stabbed to death in The Bronx early Saturday morning, police said.

Joshua Baez, 17, was attacked around 4:30 a.m. at Virginia and Ellis avenues in Castle Hill, cops said. 

Police found Baez next to 1232 Virginia Ave. with a stab wound to his chest.

He was rushed to Westchester Square Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police had no further information on the stabbing, but crime scene workers were out in force Saturday morning searching for physical evidence.