Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Man Found with Multiple Stab Wounds Off Mass. Ave.
The man had life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Update 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 12
According to the preliminary investigation, the man's wounds appear to be self-inflicted, Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan wrote in a Monday email. The man had wounds to both the chest and head, he wrote.
The man remained in serious condition at Beth Israel as of Monday morning, according to Ryan.
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Arlington officers responded to the area behind Mirak Hyundai at 1165 Mass. Ave. at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday for an anonymous report of a man with multiple stab wounds to the chest.
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Officers soon located the man and started treating his injuries. The man was then transported to Beth Israel in Boston with serious, life-threatening injuries.
The man, a 56-year-old resident of Old Colony Lane, had been reported missing earlier in the day by a family member.
Officers are currently investigating the incident.
There is no reason to believe the incident was a random act, according to police, and police are investigating the possibility that the wounds were self inflicted.
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