Investigators search for man who allegedly stabbed 14-year-old

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WISH) – The Lake County Sheriff's Department is searching Saturday for a man suspected of stabbing a 14-year-old girl at a baseball game.

Investigators believe the victim, a 14-year-old girl, was with her mother watching her brother's baseball game at the VFW baseball field in Lowell, Indiana. At around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, an unknown man attacked the teen and attempted to stab her with a knife. When the mother tried to help the daughter, the man attempted to stab the mother.

Investigators believe it was a random attack.

The 14-year-old girl was treated and released to a nearby hospital.

A butcher knife believed to have been used by the suspect was found at the crime scene. The suspect is still considered armed and dangerous.

According to investigators, the suspect is a dark-skinned man in his twenties with long hair, wearing a burgundy top and black shorts.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Lake County Sheriff's Department at 219-660-0001 or 911.