Emergency calls describe fatal stabbing on Mercer Avenue in Wilmington, NC

On August 1st at approximately 8:00 a.m., police responded to 508 Mercer Avenue, where officers found a dead man, 22-year-old Melvin Gonzalez Vellosa, who had been stabbed to death.

One of the suspects, 23-year-old Jose Guillermo Yecerra-Ascanio, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. Yecerra-Ascanio was held without bail on the first-degree murder charge. He also faces a separate domestic violence charge related to an incident at the same residence in July 2024.

Previous reporting: No bail set for suspect in fatal stabbing in Wilmington

On the day of the fatal stabbing, several emergency calls were made by a Spanish-speaking person. The emergency caller asked for the address of the emergency number.

“I don’t know if I need the police in my house,” the caller said.

After what appears to be several calls from the same caller, an interpreter is finally connected to the line and is able to provide the emergency dispatch center with details of the incident.