A San Diego police cruiser
A San Diego police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

One man was arrested in the stabbing of another man inside a downtown convenience store Saturday, police said.

The two men got into a fight inside a 7-Eleven store on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp neighborhood at about 9 a.m., San Diego Police Officer Tony Martinez said.

The victim, a 52-year-old man, was stabbed with a box cutter by a 31- year-old suspect. He was taken to the hospital with a minor wound on the left side of his abdomen.

The suspect was arrested after store employees called police.

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

–City News Service