PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — A man was stabbed to death in a motel room in the northwest suburbs early Sunday morning.
Prospect Heights police said around 2 a.m. officers responded to the Motel 6 in the 500 block of North Milwaukee Avenue for a report of a battery.
Officers found a man with a stab wound. Despite the officers’ life-saving efforts, the victim died at the scene.
Police say the suspect remained at the scene, was arrested by officers and is cooperating with the investigation.
Detectives and the Major Case Assistance Team have launched an active investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Preliminary information suggests the stabbing may have occurred after an argument involving the suspect, the victim and the victim’s friends.
Police do not want to release the names of those involved while the investigation continues.
Detectives attempt to determine a possible motive and carefully review all available evidence.
