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Man arrested after father and son stabbed to death in Portage

Portage police investigating after stabbing leaves two people dead.
Father and son stabbed to death in Portage
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PORTAGE, Mich. — A man is in custody after a stabbing left a father and son dead in Portage.

The stabbing happened around 3:20 p.m. Monday at Davis Creek Apartments & Flats on Meredith Street south of S. Sprinkle Road.

According to the Portage Department of Public Safety, the stabbing was the result of a domestic dispute.

Police say a man stabbed a father and son. They were taken to the hospital where they died a short time later. Officers say the suspect was also taken to the hospital for treatment. The suspect, a man in his 20s, was arrested after being released from the hospital.

A neighbor tells FOX 17 that police were at the apartment over the weekend for a separate incident.

Anyone with information about the case should call the Portage Department of Public Safety at (269) 329-4567 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.