WHITTIER — Police searched for a man late Wednesday accused of beating and possibly stabbing his wife, then stabbing his wife’s son when he came to her aid, police said.
The incident occurred about 8:50 p.m. at a home in the 8300 block of Jackson Place, near Whittier Boulevard and Painter Avenue, Whittier police Lt. Wyatt Powell said.
After the suspect got into an argument with his wife, “she was beaten and possibly stabbed,” Powell said. She suffered a 3-inch cut to her hand, though it was not immediately clear how she received the wound.
The woman’s injuries did not appear life-threatening, police added.
The woman’s adult son arrived at the home during the incident and confronted the suspect, Powell said. The suspect stabbed the son in the abdomen.
The wounded son was hospitalized at a trauma center in unknown condition, Powell said.
The alleged attacker was last seen fleeing from the home on foot, he said.
Officers set up a search perimeter around the neighborhood and continued hunting for the suspect late Wednesday.
Police initially described him as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 180 pounds, wearing a blue shirt and gray sweat pants.