Nurse Stabbed Outside Valley Hospital In Reportedly Random Attack

PANORAMA CITY, CA — A nurse was in critical condition after being stabbed outside a Panorama City hospital, and police are searching for his attacker today.

The attack, which is believed to be random, occurred outside the emergency room of Mission Community Hospital at 14850 Roscoe Boulevard shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a hooded man dressed in black stabbed the nurse in the neck and fled.

The nurse was flown to a nearby trauma center in critical condition. Investigators don't believe the nurse and attacker exchanged words prior to the stabbing, Fox11 reported. The nurse's hand was also injured when the attacker pulled the knife out of his neck, Fox11 reported.

The victim is a 49-year-old nurse at Mission Community Hospital.

The suspect left the scene before police arrived and was described as a man between 40 and 50 years old, is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, according to police. The suspect was last seen wearing a black hat, black hooded sweatshirt and a backpack.

Events leading up to the stabbing were under investigation. Anyone with information was asked to call the LAPD at 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

City News Service contributed to this report.