Police investigate Highland Park Metro Station stabbing

Police are investigating a Friday afternoon Highland Park Metro station stabbing that sent one person to the hospital.

A person was stabbed at the Metro A Blue Line Southwest Museum Station around 12:45 p.m.

There was no description of the victim, who was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The suspect is a man in his 30s or 40s and was last seen leaving the station on foot, carrying a black backpack.