Police searching for San Marcos stabbing suspect

SAN MARCOS (CNS) – An investigation was under way Wednesday in San Marcos,
where a 67-year-old man was stabbed two times during a fight with an
acquaintance in the alley behind San Marcos Market.

Deputies were called to 228 W. Mission Road at 8:14 p.m. Tuesday,
according to San Diego County sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz. Once there, they
found the victim had two stab wounds to his upper torso, he said in a
statement.

Paramedics took the victim to Palomar Medical Center. His wounds were
not life-threatening, Cruz said.

The assailant fled before deputies arrived.

Anyone with information about the stabbing was asked to call the
sheriff's department at (858) 565-5200.