CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) – Three people were injured in the early hours of May 15 after a stabbing in Citrus Heights, according to the Citrus Heights Police Department.

CHPD received 911 calls around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 15, regarding a stabbing that occurred near businesses in the 6100 block of Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights near Greenback Boulevard and Greenback Lane. Two teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, along with one adult received treatment at a local hospital after each were stabbed multiple times.

Police suspect that the stabbing occurred following a verbal dispute between two groups of people. The suspect, who is at large, is described as a Caucasian or Hispanic male, around 6-foot tall, skinny, with short hair and facial hair. The suspect may have been joined by a Caucasian woman wearing glasses.

Two days later on Tuesday, May 17, CHPD published a security camera image on social media of the man they presume could be the person who committed the stabbing. Anyone who has information regarding the crime can call the CHPD at (916) 727-5524. For those with information that want to remain anonymous, call the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357).