Man In Critical Condition After Being Stabbed With Hunting Knives In Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — A man is in critical condition Wednesday morning after being stabbed with hunting knives in Hollywood, police said.

Officers found the victim in the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near Wilcox Avenue around 2 a.m., police said.  He was seriously wounded after being stabbed in the chest, according to Lt. David Ferry of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Station.

Police say the victim was walking down Hollywood Boulevard with a few friends when he may have bumped shoulders with the suspect. Authorities believe the suspect then pulled out two large hunting knives and stabbed the man.

Witnesses said he was stabbed as many as five times.

The victim, a man in his late 20s or early 30s, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he underwent surgery, according to Ferry.

The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot with another man.

“The suspect is male, white, about 38-years-old, 5 foot 8, about 175 pounds. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black hat, a black leather jacket, black boots, and dark pants,” said Ferry

Hollywood Boulevard was closed between Hudson and Wilcox avenues as police conducted their investigation.