Man injured in Mission Valley stabbing: SDPD

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego police are investigating a stabbing in Mission Valley East Sunday night that left one person seriously injured. The suspect remains at large.

The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. nearby the Mission Valley Trolley Station platform. The suspect, described as a roughly 30-year-old man, confronted the victim before the attack for "sitting next to a handicap person," SDPD said.

The suspect then stabbed the victim at least twice with a weapon similar to a folding knife, once in the left rib cage area and another time in the thigh, according to police. He fled the scene afterwards.

The victim, identified as a 31-year-old man, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect has not been identified or taken into custody. Anyone with information is asked to contact SDPD or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 888-480-8477.