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Man Stabbed At 32nd Street Trolley Station
Victim Suffered Non Life-Threatening Injuries
POSTED: 7:04 am PDT September 7, 2010
UPDATED: 7:54 am PDT September 7, 2010
LOGAN HEIGHTS, Calif. -- A stabbing in Logan Heights stopped trolley service Monday night, as many were traveling home from the Padres game.The trolley station at 32nd and Commercial was blocked off by crime scene tape and surrounded by several police officers for hours.Police said an 18-year-old man was stabbed shortly after 9 p.m. Monday. Witnesses said there was an argument between the victim and another man.Moments later, they reported seeing one man running from the scene and the teenager bleeding by the tracks. He was stabbed in one of his armpits with a knife, San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros. adding that the wound was not life-threatening.Emergency crews rushed the unidentified victim to the hospital. In the meantime, both sides of the tracks were shut down as part of the investigation.The stabbing created a big challenge for passengers traveling to the southeast part of the county. Many people were just leaving the Padres’ game. Buses were brought in to reroute people to a different trolley stop.Police are still searching for the person responsible. They describe him as being between 20-30 years old wearing a black leather jacket. Police are still investigating whether or not this was gang related.Trolley service was back up and running Tuesday morning.Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact us.
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