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Man Stabbed In The Head At Sonoma County Gas Station

PETALUMA (CBS SF) - A man was stabbed in the head at a gas station near Petaluma on Sunday night, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to an 8 p.m. report of a stabbing at a Gas Club station at 4550 Redwood Highway South in unincorporated Sonoma County.

Arriving officers found a victim who had been stabbed several times in the arm and once in the head near his left ear, investigators said.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. The sheriff's office has not released an update on his condition.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his late teens or early 20s, according to the sheriff's office. He was wearing a blue baseball cap and dark clothing.

The suspect was a passenger in a maroon 1990s-model Toyota Camry or Honda Accord that was occupied by at least two other males and a female.

Anyone with information about the stabbing or suspects is asked to contact the Sonoma County sheriff's violent crimes investigation unit at (707) 565-2185.

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