An 80-year-old Vallejo man is in the hospital recovering from an attack with a sword.

Friends and family told NBC Bay Area this is a result of an eviction that turned violent, and left two people wounded and one dead.

Police aren't releasing many details regarding the case, but are trying to figure out what led to the confrontation. Family members of the Kurt Lind, the 80-year-old landlord, said he was attacked with a samurai sword by his tenants and had to take matters into his own hands.

"You can see where he had his hand on the door and was banging on the door, and he was sitting here saying 'I'm dying'," explained Patrick McMillan, a tenant.

He showed NBC Bay Area how he found his landlord early Sunday morning; crouching over, bleeding with a sword through his chest.

"He banged on

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