A 20-year-old man was stabbed Monday night in the parking lot of a Cape Cod beach, police said.

The stabbing was reported in the parking lot at Corporation Beach in Dennis, the towns police department said in a Facebook post.

The victim, who is from Dennis, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with serious injuries. His wounds were not life-threatening, though, according to the department.

Law enforcement in Yarmouth notified Dennis police around 8:45 p.m. that they were investigating the stabbing and that the victim told them the incident took place at Corporation Beach, authorities said.

Dennis patrol officers were dispatched to the beach, where they found evidence of the stabbing in the southwest area of the parking lot, according to police.

This is an open and active investigation, and it appears that this was not a random event, the Dennis Police Department said.

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