Man found cut in artery, covered in blood on North Side

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man was found cut and covered in blood Sunday afternoon on the North Side.

Officers were called to the scene just before 1 p.m. as the man was walking in the area of Russell Place and Blanco Road. It appeared he was walking toward Craig Place.

Police said the call originally came out as a disturbance in the 1100 block of West Russell Place. The man would not say what happened to him, according to police.

He had a laceration to an artery and was “losing a lot of blood,” police said. He was taken to the hospital but was later released.

According to a preliminary report from SAPD, the man was not cooperative and claimed he did not know who cut him. At this time no one is facing charges.