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A 28-year-old man was stabbed Tuesday morning in an altercation outside a Spring Valley tavern.

Deputies responded around 2:40 a.m. to reports of a fight between two men in a parking lot behind Shooters Cocktails, 10761 Jamacha Blvd., San Diego County sheriff’s Lt. Joel Stranger said.

When they arrived, they found a 28-year-old man who had been stabbed multiple times by an assailant who had fled the scene, Stranger said.

The victim, whose name was withheld was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, which were not believed to be life-threatening, the lieutenant said.

No suspect description was immediately available.

–City News Service