{"id":2494,"date":"2025-03-04T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2025-03-04T05:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T05:12:41","slug":"man-hospitalized-after-hatchet-attack-outside-portage-motel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/man-hospitalized-after-hatchet-attack-outside-portage-motel\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Hospitalized After Hatchet Attack Outside Portage Motel"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"02a7bc7e-cb55-4cfc-b536-bf4b5e8f0f89\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"214\">PORTAGE, Mich. \u2014 A 32-year-old Kalamazoo man is in serious condition after being struck with a hatchet outside a motel in Portage on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"581\">The Portage Department of Public Safety responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. reporting the attack at the Holiday Motel, located on South Westnedge Avenue near Interstate 94. Upon arrival, officers found the man in one of the motel rooms with severe laceration-type injuries. He was immediately transported to a local hospital, where he remains in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"804\">Approximately two hours later, law enforcement located a person of interest at a nearby business. That individual was arrested on an unrelated warrant, though police have not yet disclosed their connection to the assault.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"921\">The incident remains under investigation as authorities work to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1007\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Anyone with information is urged to contact the Portage Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTAGE, Mich. \u2014 A 32-year-old Kalamazoo man is in serious condition after being struck with a hatchet outside a motel in Portage on Monday evening. The Portage Department of Public Safety responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. reporting the attack at the Holiday Motel, located on South Westnedge Avenue near Interstate 94. 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