North Long Beach stabbing leaves man hospitalized, police say
The victim was arguing with another man around 6:39 p.m. Friday when he was stabbed, according to authorities.
Police are investigating a stabbing in North Long Beach that left a man hospitalized Friday night.
Long Beach police say the suspect approached the victim in the 6900 block of Atlantic Avenue around 6:39 p.m., argued with him briefly and then stabbed him.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the victim to a local hospital, where he was treated for stab wounds to his upper and lower body, according to authorities. The man's injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, according to the LBPD.
The investigation into the stabbing is ongoing, police said.
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