photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office

A Douglas County Sheriff's Office vehicle is pictured in January 2022.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating on Wednesday after a 64-year-old man was taken to a Kansas City area hospital with apparent stab wounds.

Lawrence police first encountered the man at 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of East 11th Street and Haskell Avenue after a person had attempted to take the injured man to the hospital, but the person’s vehicle had broken down, according to a release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Medics then took the man to a hospital for treatment.

Officers on the scene determined the stabbing happened in rural Douglas County in the 1200 block of East 1900 Road, and sheriff’s deputies responded to the residence to investigate.

Detectives have since identified a person of interest in the case, the release said. As of midmorning Wednesday, no arrests have been made according to the jail booking log.

photo by: Google Maps

The red marker denotes the 1200 block of E 1900 Road in Douglas County.