Breaking: Man stabbed to death near Santa Clara Thursday morning

By Johanna Mitchell

A San Jose man was stabbed to death early Thursday morning in a neighborhood about half a mile from Santa Clara.Ryan Townes, 26, was found dead on the 2100 block of Park Avenue near Newhall Street, said Lt. Enrique Garcia, a San Jose police spokesman.Police found the victim, unaffiliated with the university, at 2:42 a.m. after there were multiple reports of a woman screaming nearby. Townes was pronounced dead at the scene.Several witnesses are being questioned, said Garcia, but police have not identified any suspects and the investigation is still ongoing.Anyone with information on the stabbing may contact detective Sgt. Mike Brown and detective Sgt. Paul Kelly at the San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit at (408) 277-5283.