A young man was brought to a San Diego hospital Monday morning after he was stabbed in San Diego's Old Town neighborhood.
The victim was injured in a fight between two men, authorities reported. The 30-year-old victim had just left Old Town Transit Center and was standing at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Taylor Street when the other man, whom he did not know, approached him shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Police Department.
During an ensuing scuffle, the victim suffered two stab wounds to the chest, after which the assailant fled, SDPD Officer Sarah Foster said.
The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
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The unidentified assailant, described as a thin, bearded man in his 30s or 40s, remained at large in the early afternoon, Foster said.
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After the attack, officers blocked off a portion of the sidewalk across from the transit center. Medical packaging and other items could be seen on the sidewalk behind the caution tape. Later in the morning, police cars were blocking that intersection, and patrol cars were also parked down the block.
Detectives are investigating the incident, according to SDPD.
