A 76-year-old man living at a Bourne nursing facility was airlifted to an out-of-state trauma center Sunday morning after suffering a life-threatening stab wound, according to police. Officers and firefighters converged on the facility just before 8 a.m. following a report of an individual with an apparent stab wound, and the man remained in critical but stable condition as of police's latest update.
According to the Bourne Police Department, officers and members of the Bourne Fire Department responded to the facility at approximately 7:56 a.m. on Sunday after receiving the report. The injured man was identified only as a 76-year-old resident of the facility who had sustained life-threatening injuries, per the department's public information statement.
He was transported by medical helicopter to an out-of-state trauma center for treatment, according to capecod.com. As of the time police issued their statement, he was reported to be in critical but stable condition.
Preliminary Investigation Points to Self-Inflicted Wound
Police said their preliminary investigation indicated the injury appeared to be self-inflicted, though the case remains open. The incident remains under investigation by the Bourne Police Department, as confirmed by newslinklive.com. No further details about the man's identity, his current condition, or the circumstances surrounding the injury have been released.
The name of the nursing facility itself has not been disclosed in official reporting. Investigators have not said what prompted the initial report that brought police and fire crews to the scene so early Sunday morning.
A Separate Bourne Stabbing Report the Same Day
In a separate incident reported around the same time, Bourne officials also responded to a residence in the 300 block of Old Plymouth Road in the town's Sagamore Beach section, according to a different report from capecod.com. That report described a domestic incident resulting in serious injuries to one person and minor injuries to another, a case distinct from the nursing facility response and not connected to it in the available reporting.
Bourne police have not released additional updates on the nursing facility case since their initial statement Sunday. Anyone with information relevant to the investigation has not yet been given a specific point of contact in the department's public statement.
