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Tacoma homicide investigation underway after man stabbed in neck

Tacoma police said the suspect remains at large.

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police are investigating a possible homicide near the city's Hilltop neighborhood.

The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) said officers responded just before 1 a.m. to the area around 1200 South 11th Street to a reported stabbing.

Upon arrival, officers found a 48-year-old man suffering from "multiple injuries." The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the victim died of a stab wound to the neck on Thursday.

The man was taken to a local hospital but later succumbed to his injuries, police said.

Police are investigating the death as a homicide and say the suspect is at large.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

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