Crime & Safety
Hillsboro Taco Bell Worker Stabbed By Man Who Then Stabs Himself
Hillsboro PD says that a man stabbed an employee then himself at the Taco Bell at 977 SW Oak Street.. The worker is fine, the man arrested.
HILLSBORO, OR – A man walked into the Taco Bell at 977 SW Oak Street very early Friday morning, stabbed an employee and then himself, The man was arrested at the scene.
Police say that it happened around 2:30 a.m. on Friday.
Witnesses told police that the man tried to force his way inside, stabbing an employee in the wrist in the process.
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He's expected to be fine.
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The workers called 911 from the office where they had barricaded themselves.
Officers arrived and found the man in the walk-in freezer where he had what they say were apparently self-inflicted stab wounds.
He was taken into custody and rushed to the hospital.
Police have not released any information on what might have led to the incident or the name of the person who was arrested.
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