Authorities have released a mugshot of a suspect linked to a fatal stabbing in Harlem, seeking public assistance in locating the individual.
The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Prince Nunnally, is accused of fatally stabbing 51-year-old Raymond Page. The incident occurred on August 15 at approximately 1:20 p.m. on West 128th Street, near Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Arriving officers discovered Page with multiple stab wounds, according to the police report.
“Ray went out saying he was going to grab a drink and would be right back,” recounted David Page, Raymond’s 81-year-old uncle, who shared a residence with him. “When two hours passed and he hadn’t returned, I started getting concerned. That’s when my other nephew came upstairs to inform me of the tragic news.”
Emergency Medical Services transported Page to Harlem Hospital in critical condition, where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
As of now, no arrests have been made. Authorities are hopeful that the released photo will lead to Nunnally’s identification and capture.
“The man responsible was a large individual, weighing between 200 to 300 pounds,” David Page noted. “I was shown a picture of him. He had visited our home looking for Ray a few times. They seemed like friends from my perspective, but I couldn’t see everything that transpired.”
Meanwhile, Raymond was very slight, less than half the suspected killer’s weight, his uncle said.
“Ray was small, maybe 110 pounds. Very quiet,” he said. “He had just come out of the hospital a month ago. He’d had surgery, all stitched up after having stomach infection. He was still weak.”
Family members were shocked why anyone would target Raymond. According to his ex-wife, Meredith Page, he was a “homebody,” the father of two 18-year-old twin boys and a 15-year-old daughter.
“He is not a street dude, he was never that,” she said. “I suspect that he knew this person. This is definitely strange and shocking.”
Raymond lived in Harlem, according to his ex-wife.
“Ray used to take care of me when I was sick,” his uncle said. “He was my home attendant for a while. He looked after me until he went back to work. He worked different types of jobs, like maintenance worker, etc. He’d just try to make a living.”
On top of their grief for Raymond, his slaying also brought a flashback of painful memories for the family: His brother suffered a similar fate when he was stabbed around two decades ago, they said.
“He lost his dad and his brother very close together, so it was very traumatic for him,” his ex-wife said. “That was his only brother, he was dealing with a lot since then.”
