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The incident, which involved a male victim, was reported at about 8:50 p.m. at the Jack in the Box at Dam Road and Highway 53.
Reports from the scene indicated that the suspect in the stabbing – who reportedly worked at the nearby Carl's Jr. – threw a rock at a vehicle that was described as a green Ford Focus.
In response, a 22-year-old male got out of the car and went after the subject who had thrown the rock, based on radio reports.
The suspect – believed to be a gang member – then reportedly stabbed the man in the leg using a pocket knife, according to radio traffic.
Following the stabbing the suspect was reported to have stolen the vehicle and fled the scene.
A vehicle that had been left on the side of the road nearby initially was thought to be the one that had been stolen, but it was later determined to be the wrong car, according to reports on the radio and an entry in the California Highway Patrol online incident logs.
Lake County Fire Protection District paramedics responded to the scene within minutes, with a district ambulance transporting the male stabbing victim to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake.
Radio traffic indicated police were still looking for the suspect shortly before midnight Wednesday.
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