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Arcata police are investigating Humboldt County's 13th homicide of the year, the stabbing death of a 52-year-old at a Valley West apartment complex last night.

Police arrived at the Courtyard Circle apartment complex at about 6:30 p.m. to find the man bleeding of multiple stab wounds and transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man's identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.

For more information, see the Arcata Police Department's full press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
On October 25, 2015 at 6:28pm, officers from the Arcata Police Department responded to the Courtyard Circle apartment complex after a report was received of an injured man.

When officers arrived, they found a male victim bleeding from multiple stab wounds. Officers immediately began life saving efforts. The man was eventually transported to Mad River Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The identity of the deceased, a 52-year-old male, will not be released until appropriate notifications have been made.

The APD is actively investigating and asks for anyone with information about this incident to call the Arcata Police Department at 822-2428.