Crime

No one arrested after Pierce County man stabbed in neck, critically injured

A 59-year-old man was critically injured after being stabbed in the neck early Thursday, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies were called just after 2 a.m. to the 2400 block of 96th Street South and found the victim suffering from a severe neck wound on the sidewalk outside an apartment building. He was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No one has been arrested.

Investigators are trying to figure out what happened but have yet to find witnesses.

This story was originally published April 29, 2021 at 9:19 AM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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