UPDATE: Perry Hall Stabbing Suspect Remains at Large

UPDATE (3:45 p.m., Jan. 11)—Police charged the suspected stabber and both victims involved in the Hilltop Acres stabbing in Perry Hall on Jan. 3. None of the men is a local. Police say it was drug related - http://patch.com/A-1bqv

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UPDATE (Jan. 4, 1:54 p.m.)—Baltimore County police have released a description of the man who they say stabbed two men Thursday evening in a Perry Hall neighborhood near White Marsh. 

The suspect is a black male, between 18 and 25 years old, with a slim build and was wearing all dark clothing, police spokeswoman Cpl. Cathy Batton said. 

The two injured men were 19 and 20 years old, Batton said. She did not indicate where the victims were from or why they were in the area, citing the ongoing investigation.

Police announced in a Friday morning release that the Baltimore County Police Violent Crimes Unit was continuing its investigation of the stabbing. 

Shortly before 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, in the 5000 block of Hilltop Acres Road, two men were stabbed after getting into a fight with an unknown person. The two men then ran to the 8600 block of Winding Way off Silver Spring Road, where they called 911 for help, according to the release. 

The victims were transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, police said Thursday night. As of Friday morning, one of the victims had been released and the other remained at the hospital, the release stated. 

Area residents told Patch that a police helicopter and unit of police dogs responded to Hilltop Acres Road shortly after the incident to search for a suspect. 

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