El Cajon Police cruiser
An El Cajon Police cruiser. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

A man was fatally stabbed Tuesday in El Cajon, and the suspect remains at large, authorities said.

Officers responded at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday to reports of a man suffering from a stab wound in the 200 block of Cypress Avenue, near the intersection of Magnolia Avenue, according to the El Cajon Police Department

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later, police said.

Investigators believe the victim and suspect knew each other, though the nature of their relationship remains unclear, according to police

Authorities urged anyone with information related to the alleged stabbing to contact the police at 619-579-3311.

–City News Service