Argument at taco shop turns violent; man stabbed

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI) — A man was stabbed in the back Wednesday evening after an argument between taco shop employees violently escalated in the Gaslamp District, authorities said.

According to the San Diego Police Department, the 35-year-old victim and the suspect, who’s described to be in his 30s, got into a verbal altercation behind a taco shop on the 800 block of Fifth Avenue around 5:40 p.m.

Authorities did not specify the name of the taco shop but said both men were employees.

It was reported by police that the suspect took out a knife and slashed the back of the victim before running away from the scene.

The victim had a cut to his finger and a roughly 4-inch laceration to his back. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect was arrested a short time later in the area of 500 F Street and the weapon was recovered, SDPD said.

Central Division detectives will be investigating the incident. Anyone with information related to the stabbing is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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