Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed on Seal Beach Street Corner

Police were dispatched at 3:44 a.m. to the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Ocean Avenue to investigate a disturbance call.

A 23-year-old man was stabbed in his abdomen at a Seal Beach street corner early today.

Paramedics rushed the victim, a resident of Lakewood, to an area hospital where he was being treated for life-threatening injuries, said Seal Beach police Sgt. Philip Gonshak.

Police were dispatched at 3:44 a.m. to the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Ocean Avenue to investigate a disturbance call, Gonshak said.

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“Due to the condition of the victim and limited witness information, suspect information is extremely limited,” the police sergeant said. No arrests have been made.

The suspect was described as a 5-foot, 5-inch tall Latino man in his mid- 30s weighing 180 pounds with a medium to chubby build. He had short black hair and possibly a mustache.

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He was last seen wearing a plain charcoal-colored T-shirt with jeans and unknown shoes. He had no described piercings or tattoos.

Seal Beach detectives asked anyone with any information regarding the stabbing attack to call them at (562) 799-4100, ext. 1100.

--City News Service

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