Man Stabbed After Road Rage Incident In Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, CA — A man was arrested after a dispute on a freeway led to a stabbing over the weekend in northern San Diego County.

The stabbing happened around 12:20 p.m. Sunday in the area of 5620 Paseo Del Norte in Carlsbad. Officers said the incident likely started with road rage on Interstate 5 and escalated to an altercation in a retail parking lot, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.

Officers found the victim, a 22-year-old man, with stab wounds to his upper body and back. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The suspect, a 40-year-old man from San Diego, suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said. He will be booked into San Diego County Jail.

"There is no known relationship between the two subjects and there are no outstanding suspects," police said in a news release.

No further information was available. The incident remained under investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Carlsbad police Detective Dzung Luc at 442-339-2173 or dzung.luc@Carlsbadca.gov.