Though being beaten with a hammer, the resident managed to stab 3 of his attackers.
A Springfield police cruiser sits parked in front of 63 Cambridge St. Saturday afternoon. A strand of police tape is struck across the front gate barring entry.This is an update to a story originally posted at 12:19 p.m. Saturday
SPRINGFIELD - A Cambridge Street resident who was assaulted by 4 masked assailants who broke into his home Saturday morning was able to defend himself by stabbing three of them, police said.
Capt. Peter Dillon of the Springfield police Detective Bureau said the occupant suffered serious injuries to his head when he was repeatedly struck with a hammer during the 6 a.m. home invasion.
The occupant was still able to defend himself with a knife and stabbed three of the four assailants, Dillon said.
One of the assailants was stabbed twice in the chest, he said. He is being treated at Baystate Medical Center. The other two suffered minor injuries.
One of the three has been discharged from the hospital and is in the process of being charged by police in connection with the home invasion. Charges against the others will also be filed, he said.
Dillon said the man's name would not be disclosed until booking is completed.
The occupant, whose name was not disclosed, was admitted to Baystate for injuries he suffered in the attack.
Police are still trying to determine the motive for the attack, he said. Police were still at the scene Saturday afternoon processing evidence.
The occupant told police the four men stormed into his house just before 6 a.m. Each was wearing a mask, He told police that one was armed with a gun, another had a hammer and a third had a baseball bat.
Cambridge Street is off Bay Street in the city's Bay Neighborhood.