Blind Bel Air Man Murdered

UPDATE (Saturday, 2:08 p.m.)—A 29-year-old blind man was stabbed to death Friday in Bel Air in an attempted burglary gone wrong, according to a spokeswoman for the .

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Police after tracking him down at his apartment with a K-9 unit, Monica Worrell said. A witness told Patch the suspect stabbed Patrick Xavier Ward four times in the chest.

Patrick Xavier Ward, who is legally blind, lived in the 900 block of Redfield Road where he was stabbed around 8:50 p.m. He previously lived in Pylesville, according to court records.

"Detectives have determined that the suspect, Graham, had attempted to burglarize the victims’ home, when he was unexpectedly confronted by the victim and stabbed him multiple times," a release from Worrell said.

The witness told Patch that Ward had a gun, which was sought by the suspect. When Ward refused to give up the gun, the suspect stabbed him.

The suspect fled the scene and was arrested by police a few blocks away on Fairwood Road. At least eight sheriff's deputy vehicles were in front of the Greenbrier residence, which is off of Maryland Route 22 near the intersection of Greenbrier Drive, at about 9:15 p.m.

Neighbors called 911 after they noticed the altercation.

"Two witnesses heard screaming coming from an apartment," Worrell said Friday night. "They were able to get into the home and saw the victim and suspect."

The front door of the apartment was locked and the neighbors entered through Ward's balcony.

Ward was transported by the  to , where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.