Sunday Night Stabbing at Petaluma Gas Station

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.

Bay City News Service