HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN. (THECOUNT) — Joseph Pixley, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been identified as the victim fatally stabbed Friday in Hennepin County

Pixley, 40, died of apparent stab wound near Minneapolis early Friday morning.

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According to reports, officers responded to the 2000 block of Queen Avenue North around 4 a.m. Friday morning on reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, Pixley was discovered inside a home suffering from stab injuries.

Pixley was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of stab wounds.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the fatal incident should contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612-673-2941.

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Geo quick facts: Hennepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,152,425. It is the most populous county in Minnesota and the 32nd-most populous county in the United States; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County – Wikipedia.