Man dies en route to hospital after self-stabbing incident ends in police custody

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man who was stabbing himself inside a home died en route to the hospital while in police custody, Portland police reported late Wednesday.

According to the Portland Police Bureau, East Precinct officers responded at 5:47 p.m. to a home in the 7800 block of Southeast Tolman Street.

Because the man was barricaded inside the home and reportedly stabbing himself, the Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team was also called…

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