Officials: 1 Injured, 1 Dead in Attempted Murder-Suicide

The woman suffered stab wounds and was airlifted to a Boston hospital

A woman was stabbed by a man, who fatally stabbed himself in what officials are calling an attempted murder-suicide in South Dennis, Massachusetts Tuesday night. 

According to the Cape and Islands District Attorney, officers responded to 11 O’Connor Drive around 7:30 p.m. and heard a woman screaming for help. 

The woman suffered stab wounds and was airlifted to a Boston hospital. 

Officers also found Mark Thomasson, 30, in another room suffering from stab wounds. He died as he was being prepared for transportation to a hospital. 

Initial investigation suggests the woman was stabbed by the man, who fatally stabbed himself. 

The incident remains under investigation. 

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