Police ID Josefina Ramirez Montero, 57, of Massapequa, as victim of fatal stabbing

Nassau police are investigating the death of a woman who was found with fatal stab wounds in Massapequa on Tuesday night.

Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive woman at an address on Old Sunrise Highway at 7 p.m., according to the Homicide Squad. Upon arrival, officers found a 57-year-old woman who had received multiple stab wounds, police said in a news release. The address is part of a commercial strip with several businesses, including an automotive shop.

On Wednesday, Nassau police identified the victim as Josefina Ramirez Montero of Massapequa.

Police did not say where the stabbing took place.

Montero was provided medical aid and then transported to a hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said. The investigation into the death is ongoing.