**STABBING REPORTED IN LANCASTER – SUSPECT IN CUSTODY**

**STABBING REPORTED IN LANCASTER – SUSPECT IN CUSTODY**

**LANCASTER, CA** – Deputies responded to a reported stabbing in the 700 block of West Avenue H-12.

The victim called 911 and reported being stabbed near Avenue H-11 and Gadsden Avenue. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, last seen heading southbound on Gadsden Avenue.

Deputies later located the suspect at a known gang residence near Avenue H-11 and Gadsden Avenue, where he was positively identified and taken into custody.

The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. His condition has not been released.