VALRICO, Fla. - A man stabbed his girlfriend multiple times before barricading himself in the attic for a few hours on Saturday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to the home on the 800 block of Cape Cod Circle in Valrico after a call came in from a neighbor who heard screaming coming from the house.

The victim was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and the suspect, Stanley France, 21, armed himself with a firearm and threatened five other people in the home.

All the other people were able to get out of the house. Police say the stabbing happened after an argument.

HCSO's SWAT, bomb, and crisis negotiation teams responded to the scene.

READ: Former Tampa police chief’s husband suspended as code enforcement dire

See Full Page