Both the Akron Police Department and the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating the stabbing death of a 37-year-old man Oct. 5 in Cascade Valley, Gary Guenther, chief investigator of the medical examiner's office, said in a release.

Akron police responded to a residence in the 300 block of Patterson Avenue at about 3:45 a.m. for reports of a physical altercation, Guenther said. Upon arriving at the scene, the victim was discovered with a stab wound.

He was transported to Summa Health Akron where he was later pronounced deceased.

The victim's name will be released once the autopsy is completed, Guenther reported.

Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ

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