UPDATE (2:20 p.m.): Fairfax County Police have released the locations of all five stabbing incidents they believe are linked to one suspect.

Feb. 14 near Champps in Fair Oaks Mall

May 15 at Ann Taylor in Fair Oaks Mall

June 18 at H&M in Tysons Corner Mall

June 20 at Marshalls in Greenbriar Shopping Center

July 25 at Forever 21 in Fair Oaks Mall ------ Fairfax County Police are investigating a series of incidents in which young women are stabbed in the butt in retail stores.

The reports indicate a man follows young women into retail stores, causes a distraction, cuts them and then slips away, police said in a statement. The victims have all been women in their teens or early 20's. On Monday, police responded to a call from Forever 21 in Fair Oaks Mall around 5:30 p.m. An 18-year-old woman reportedly suffered a one-and-a-half inch wound in her butt.

The victim said she saw clothes fall off a rack, a man bend down to pick them up and then felt a sharp pain. She intially believed one of the hangers struck her, but soon found her jeans were slashed and she was bleeding. Detectives are considering a possible link to four other incidents in Fairfax County retail stores since February. Before Monday, the most recent case occurred June 20 in a Marshall's at Greenbriar Shopping Center.

The suspect is described as hispanic, late 20's, around 5 feet 6 inches tall and heavy-set. He wore white shorts and a short-sleeved shirt in the July 25 assault.