Police are looking for a man who stabbed another man near the Metro Red Line station in North Hollywood on Wednesday.
The violence was reported around 1:40 p.m. near the intersection of Lankershim and Chandler Boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There, the assailant stabbed another man in the ribs with a knife.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletter.. Transit authorities credited its Tap to Exit program -- which requires subway riders to tap their Metro cards in and out of the station -- for the 40% decrease.
LAPD said they are looking for a man believed to be in his 30s. The attacker is described as being about 6 feet tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing all black with a bicycle and bike helmet. He was last seen in a parking lot on Lankershim Boulevard.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact LAPD’s North Hollywood Division at 818-754-8300. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
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