A man in a green trenchcoat fatally stabbed a Pasadena man Friday, March 1, then eluded police who searched for him for nearly six hours.

The victim, a 52-year-old man who lived in Pasadena, died at a local hospital Friday evening.

Police closed off several streets, placed a nearby private school on lockdown and used a helicopter and police dogs in the search for the suspect.

“We did a very thorough search of the area,” said Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the city of Pasadena.

The suspect is wanted for stabbing the 52-year-old resident several times outside an apartment on the 100 block of South Euclid Avenue on Friday morning.

“Preliminary investigation suggests the incident was not random in nature. A motive for the stabbing remains under investigation, ” police spokesman Lt. Jason Clawson said in a statement.

The stabbing was reported shortly after 9 a.m. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

Police placed Mayfield Junior School on lockdown. Derderian said Euclid Avenue from Green Street to California Boulevard was closed and residents from Marengo Avenue to Los Robles Avenue as well as residents from California Boulevard to Green Street were told to shelter in place.

Thomas Stafford, director of marketing and communications at the school on Euclid Avenue, said the majority of the students were not on campus Friday.

“It’s a professional and development day,” he said, but did not elaborate.

Residents reported a helicopter hovering over the area and police making announcements: “We have you surrounded.”

Police ended the search around 2:50 p.m. Glendale police assisted with the search.

Police described the suspect as a man in his 50s, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, has a goatee, a mustache and is balding on top of his head. He was last seen wearing a green trenchcoat, blue or gray pajama bottoms and blue or gray slippers.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call Pasadena Detective ToddMcDonald at 626-744-6477. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or use the website lacrimestoppers.org.