A stabbing that resulted in the death of a man was a case of self-defense, according to Bellevue Police Chief Matt Sentner.

Police were called to a Jefferson Avenue apartment building just after 2 a.m. on Sunday. A woman reported that someone had broken into her apartment and been stabbed by her boyfriend.

The stabbing victim was located in the basement of the building by an Avalon Police officer.

Witnesses say the man had been stabbed multiple times.

The names of the deceased and the other involved parties have not been released by Bellevue Police. Sentner said that Allegheny County homicide detectives were called to investigate and agree that the man was stabbed in self-defense.