SAN ANTONIO – A 42-year-old man was taken to an area hospital after being stabbed in the parking lot of a motel late Sunday night, San Antonio police said.
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the Red Roof Inn in the 300 block of Wolfe Road, found not far from Highway 281 and the San Antonio International Airport.
According to police, the man was approached by someone in the parking lot who asked him for money. That’s when, police say, the suspect knocked him in the head and pushed against a wall and stabbed him.
The man was taken by EMS to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.
The victim was able to take the knife away from the suspect and place the knife in his room, which was near the scene of the stabbing, police said.
SAPD said the suspect fled after the attack and has not been found. A description of the suspect was not released.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.