Man stabbed in the neck in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A man was stabbed in the neck after being yelled at to stay away from another man's bicycle in the Mission Valley East neighborhood, San Diego police said Monday.

The assault occurred at 10:47 p.m. Sunday at 7700 Hazard Center Drive when a man in his 40s walked toward a store with a bicycle in front, the SDPD officer said. John Buttle. A man yelled at the victim to stay away from his bike.

“The suspect approached the victim and cut his neck with an unknown object,” Buttle said.

The suspect was last seen riding his bicycle toward Hazard Center Drive. He was described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, 170 pounds, with short hair and wearing a burgundy long-sleeved shirt.

The victim was taken to the hospital with a one-inch laceration to his neck. His injury was not considered life-threatening.

Eastern detectives were investigating the stabbing.

— City press service