BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department is looking into the stabbing of a man found dead in South Bakersfield early Monday morning.

Police were called to the 3000 block of Wilson Road for reports of screaming and a person on the ground. When officers found the body, it has apparent stab wounds and was declared dead at the scene.

The man was later identified as 62-year-old Dale Eugene Jones.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call BPD at (661) 327-7111.