San Diego police are asking for the public’s help to find a woman they say stabbed a 21-year-old man in the chest while he was asleep on a trolley stopped in La Jolla.
The victim was sitting in a trolley car stopped at the Nobel Drive station when the woman attacked him around 5 p.m. Sunday, police said.
It was not known if the woman knew the victim. Police disclosed no suspected motive for the assault.
The injured man exited the trolley and flagged down Metropolitan Transit System security for help. The woman remained on the trolley and was last seen exiting the car at the UTC station on Genesse Avenue, officials said.
Police are looking for this woman in connection with a stabbing Sunday on a trolley car.
(San Diego County Crime Stoppers )
The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for several stab wounds to his chest. He was expected to survive, police said.
Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos of the woman Wednesday. She was described as Black, about 25 to 35 years old, between 5 feet 5 inches and and 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a medium build. She has short dark hair and was wearing a black head covering. She also was wearing a red sweater, red sweatpants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact police at (858) 552-1718 or Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477 or online at sdcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
