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“The Office of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Malden Police, and State Police are seeking DION SMITH, 33, of Boston, for the stabbing homicide of a Malden senior citizen. Investigators on Wednesday obtained an arrest warrant charging SMITH with murder after an extensive investigation by Malden Police, Massachusetts State Police Detectives, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab and the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section.
The investigation began February 22, 2023, when police were called to Kennedy Drive for a check of an apartment. The resident of the apartment, Ronald Gilbert, 79, was located deceased inside the apartment. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Mr. Gilbert had been stabbed more than 30 times. Evidence collected during the investigation suggests Gilbert was killed in late December 2022. The investigation also determined that that DION SMITH was not a resident of the building and that he and Mr. Gilbert do not seem to have known each other.
Investigators had previously obtained a warrant charging SMITH with the theft of Mr. Gilbert’s motor vehicle in relation to the same incident.
Trooper and Officers are actively looking for SMITH. He is described as a balding, black male with brown eyes who is 5’9” tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds. He has multiple words and images tattooed on his neck.
Anyone with any information about SMITH’s whereabouts should not approach him and should immediately contact Malden Police at 781-322-1212 or Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office at 781-897-6600, or call 911.
DION SMITH’s photo, and a close up of his neck tattoos, are included in this post.” -Massachusetts State Police.
Massachusetts State Police photo.
Massachusetts State Police photo.
