BREAKING NEWS: Woman stabbed in El Segundo
A man grabbed an El Segundo woman from behind today and stabbed her in her home, police said.
Although the 50-year-old woman did not know the assailant, she believed she was targeted, El Segundo police Lt. Bob Turnbull said. He did not elaborate.
The woman called police shortly before 1 p.m. to say she was assaulted in the 300 block of West Palm Avenue.
The man grabbed her hair and forced her inside. He then stabbed her with an unknown object and ran.
The man was described as white, about 50 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair. He had a medium build, and wore blue jeans a white t-shirt and a blue ball cap with an unknown logo.
The woman was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She was reported in stable condition.
Students at Richmond Street Elementary School and El Segundo High School were kept in their classrooms while police searched for the attacker.
A sheriff's helicopter circled above and police searched with a dog on the ground.
Although the 50-year-old woman did not know the assailant, she believed she was targeted, El Segundo police Lt. Bob Turnbull said. He did not elaborate.
The woman called police shortly before 1 p.m. to say she was assaulted in the 300 block of West Palm Avenue.
The man grabbed her hair and forced her inside. He then stabbed her with an unknown object and ran.
The man was described as white, about 50 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair. He had a medium build, and wore blue jeans a white t-shirt and a blue ball cap with an unknown logo.
The woman was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She was reported in stable condition.
Students at Richmond Street Elementary School and El Segundo High School were kept in their classrooms while police searched for the attacker.
A sheriff's helicopter circled above and police searched with a dog on the ground.
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