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Man Stabbed In Lynn In Critical Condition, Suspect Arrested

LYNN (CBS) -- A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed another man in Lynn Friday night, according to Lynn police.

Police said they responded to reports of a stabbing on the third floor of a home on Lewis Street just before 11 p.m.

Officers found a 42-year-old man unconscious with multiple stab wounds, police said. He was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital with life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition.

Jerome Childs, 52, has been arrested for assault with intent to murder in connection with the stabbing.

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The building in Lynn where a man was stabbed Friday night. (WBZ-TV)

No further information has been released.

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