Greater Sudbury Police confirmed that the death of a 75-year-old man on Dec. 26 at a residence on Kathleen Street was a homicide.

This is the fourth homicide in Greater Sudbury in 2020.

Detective Insp. John Valtonen provided an update on the investigation on Dec. 30, stating that police have confirmed the incident as a homicide and that 75-year-old Robert Keskinen died of multiple stab wounds.

“A number of witnesses have come forward but we know that there are others still out there,” said Valtonen in a video that was release on the police service’s Twitter feed at around 10:45 a.m. Dec. 30.

“Detectives will continue to canvass the neighbourhood and search the area and the scene until the end of the day.”

Valtonen stated that police believe the threat to public safety remains low at this time as there are strong indications that the incident was targeted.

“That being said, the person or persons responsible are still unknown and it is for that reason that I ask anyone with even the slightest bit of information to contact the Greater Sudbury Police Criminal Investigation Division or Crime Stoppers,” said Valtonen.

“As in every case like this, along with the families who are grieving, the entire community is hurting and this is when we all pull together to find those responsible.”