BATAVIA, N.Y. -- A man who was stabbed in the throat behind a Batavia shopping plaza suffered serious injuries, according to sheriff's deputies in Genesee County.

Deputies said the victim was wounded behind a shopping plaza on Veterans Memorial Driver around 9:30 p.m. Friday. He managed to walk to the parking lot of Batavia Downs Gaming, where a Good Samaritan called 911.

The man was taken to a Buffalo hospital. Deputies said the investigation continues.