LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - An investigation is underway in Lowell after a man was stabbed overnight.
Officers responding to a report that a stabbing victim had just walked into a 7-Eleven on Bridge Street around 11:30 p.m. found a 47-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds, according to police.
Witnesses the man was bleeding profusely from his arms and abdomen.
The man was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital in Boston, where he underwent surgery. There was no immediate word on his condition.
An employee at the store said a man asked him to call the police.
Police say a trail of blood led them from the convenience store to a second scene at a gas station about a block away.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lowell police at 978-937-3200.
State police are assisting Lowell police with the investigation.
Officers dispatched at approximately 11:30 pm to 7-11 on Bridge Street for male who was stabbed. Male med-flighted to Boston Hospital. CID detectives conducting follow up investigation.
— Lowell PD (@LowellPD) August 20, 2019
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