Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed In Neck At Lemon Grove Restaurant

The 50-year-old victim was taken to the hospital following the incident at the eatery on Broadway, officials said.

LEMON GROVE, CA – A man was hospitalized Wednesday but was expected to survive following a stabbing at a Lemon Grove eatery, authorities said.

Dispatchers received a call shortly before 11:50 p.m. Tuesday from a person reporting that a man had been stabbed at Cotijas Mexican Food at 7695 Broadway, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Mike Rand said.

Deputies responded to the scene and found a 50-year-old man with a stab wound to his neck, Rand said.

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The circumstances leading up to the stabbing were under investigation.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of the injury, said not believed to be life-threatening, Rand said.

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No suspect descriptions were immediately available.

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