Updated 1:53pm:

A 43-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was found tied up, gagged and beaten in his residence on Spruce Street. A significant amount of blood was inside the apartment.

A co-worker found him the night of March 29. The colleague had gone to the dwelling because the man had not been at work since Monday.

According to officers, the victim had been tied up for at least 20 hours.

“There is no evidence that there is any threat to the citizens of South Lake Tahoe and it is believed that the victim knows who committed this crime,” police said in a statement.

The man’s 2000 Subaru Legacy Outback station wagon is missing. It is blue and grey, California license plate 7WFM387. 

No arrests have been made and further details have not been released.

The victim as of Thursday morning was in stable condition at Renown Medical Center in Reno.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report