APD Investigating Hammer Attack on Karluk Street

Investigators with APD conducted interviews in an incident involving a hammer on the 800-block of Karluk Street that occurred early on Monday morning, it was reported on Nixle.

Police responded to the location at 2:27 am on Monday morning to find a victim bleeding profusely from the head. He was rushed to a local hospital with a serious, life-threatening injury to his head.

Interviews at the scene revealed that an argument by “multiple persons,” turned into a physical altercation, and one male grabbed a hammer, and hit another in the head. Police say that alcohol was a factor.

While no arrests have been made, a person has been identified and APD is not seeking any additional suspects at this time.

The investigation is continuing.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]