Arlington County Police are conducting a death investigation at the Fort Strong Apartments near Lyon Village.
Police responded to the complex on the 2000 block of N. Daniel Street, just off Lee Highway, around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a man stabbing himself with a knife.
Arriving officers told dispatchers that there was a man down and asked paramedics to expedite to the scene. Shortly thereafter, however, it was reported that the man had died.
The man’s wife and child were in an adjacent apartment at the time of the incident, according to initial reports.
A police spokeswoman confirmed that investigators were remaining on scene to investigate the man’s death. There is no threat to the public, police said.
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