LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is investigating the circumstances of a Monday night stabbing that injured a man, with three young females reported to have been involved in the attack.
Lt. Jason Ferguson said officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon just after 9:30 p.m. in the 200 block of N. Main Street.
When officers arrived they located the victim, a 52-year-old Lakeport resident, with a stab wound to the right side of his lower back, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said the victim told officers that he was walking somewhere near Library Park and Park Place restaurant in the 50 block of Third Street at approximately 9:10 pm.
As he walked past three young female subjects, one of them ran up behind him and stabbed him in his lower back. Ferguson said the victim did not initially know he was stabbed until he realized he was bleeding.
The victim told officers that all three females walked away heading northbound on Main Street, Ferguson said.
During the course of the investigation, Ferguson said officers were provided with limited descriptions of the three female subjects. All three are described as being “young” white females approximately 18 years of age.
Ferguson said the victim described the female who stabbed him as having black hair. The victim also described one of the three females as having a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. No further descriptions or details were provided.
Officers cordoned off the immediate area and continued with the investigation which included a search of the area with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol, Ferguson said.
The victim was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Ferguson said the victim is listed in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.
Police seek to identify female subjects involved in Monday night stabbing
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