Maryland State Police are investigating the stabbing death of a Westminster man found early Saturday.

The victim is identified as Steven R. Hobson, 40, of the unit-block of Main Street, according to police.

Shortly before 2:30 a.m., Westminster Police responded to a 911 call from a building in the unit-block of East Main Street. Officers found the victim in an apartment in the residential and commercial building. Responding medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The State Police Homicide Unit have taken over the investigation. A motive remains unclear.