Veteran Stabbed to Death on New Years Eve, No Arrests Made: Police [Video]

Loved ones are remembering an Alabama dad, veteran and husband after he was murdered on New Year’s Eve.

Earnest Christion Jr. was killed in a stabbing at a Birmingham residence on Tuesday, Dec. 31, according to a press release from the Birmingham Police Department.

After a 911 call reported the incident around 7 p.m. local time, officers arrived at the home, where they found an adult male, later identified as Christion, 68, “unresponsive suffering from what our officers believed to be a stab wound,” police said.

The U.S. Army veteran was then taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to police

The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. They said that “details are limited in this investigation” and no one is currently in custody.

Remembering Christion, who was nicknamed Rickey, in a statement shared with AL.com, his family said the veteran will be remembered for his humor and …