Police investigate stabbing outside Metro station in North Hollywood

A man was stabbed Wednesday while leaving a Metro station in North Hollywood.

The stabbing was reported around 1:50 p.m. on the street level outside the Metro B (Red) Line station at Lankershim and Chandler boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The victim was exiting the station when an assailant approached and stabbed him for unknown reasons.

According to reports from the scene, the man was stabbed in the ribs. He was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. It was unclear what prompted the attack.

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Detectives described the suspect as a man wearing all black. He was last seen on a dark-colored bicycle heading toward the east parking lot.

No further details were immediately available.

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