14-year-old girl stabbed to death while watching baseball game in northwest Indiana, Lake County sheriff searches for suspect in Lowell

LOWELL, Ind. (WLS) – A young girl was stabbed in the hand in northwest Indiana on Saturday.

The stabbing occurred as the girl was watching her brother's baseball game with her mother, police said.

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According to the Indiana Lake County Sheriff's Department, the stabbing occurred around 3:45 p.m. on the baseball fields near a VFW hall at 17401 Morse Street in Lowell, Indiana.

A man with a butcher knife randomly attacked the girl, the sheriff's department said. The girl's mother intervened, and the suspect also tried to stab her.

The victim is a 14-year-old girl. She was treated for her injuries at the hospital and released, authorities said later Saturday.

The suspect, described as a man in his 20s with long hair and wearing a burgundy top and black shorts, was chased into a wooded area behind homes in the 6100 block of Oak Valley Drive, the sheriff said.

“The individual may be with other unknown males and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees these individuals is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately,” Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. wrote in a Facebook post. “Residents in the immediate area should keep their homes and vehicles locked and notify police of any suspicious activity.”

The search for the suspect is still ongoing and the Sheriff's Department is being assisted by local police departments.

Further information was not initially available.