The 30-year-old man was found stabbed in the front seat of a car in the city's Six Corners neighborhood.
SPRINGFIELD - Police found a stabbing victim unconscious and bleeding heavily in the front seat of a parked car on Hancock Street Friday morning, police said.
Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said the 30-year-old man was rushed by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center by ambulance. At last report he was in stable condition in the hospital's Emergency Department, he said.
His name was not disclosed.
Delaney said officers Debra Rooke and Thomas Douglas were dispatched to the area of 511 Hancock St. at about 10:45 a.m. where they found the man in the front seat of a car, a black 1995 Toyota Camry.
The driver's side door was open, and the man was bleeding from several stab wounds to the abdomen and both arms, Delaney said.
The Springfield police Detective Bureau are investigating the incident.
People with information are asked to call the Detective Bureau at (413) 787-6355. Those who wish to remain anonymous may text a tip via a cell phone by addressing a text message to “CRIMES,” or "274637," and then beginning the body of the message with the word "SOLVE."