UPDATED Monday, Nov. 19: The Well Community Church on Sunday identified its operations pastor as the victim.

The church posted on Facebook that an unknown person assaulted Kevin Nichols while he was alone in the church parking lot. Nichols was stable at a hospital at the time of the Facebook post, and doctors said he'd fully recover.

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Portland police are looking for a suspect involved in a stabbing that reportedly happened Sunday afternoon in Northeast Portland's Eliot neighborhood.

According to police, North Precinct officers and emergency medical personnel responded at about 2 p.m. Sunday to a report that a person suffering a stab wound was at a business in the area of Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast Schuyler Street.

Responders arrived and found an adult male with a serious but non-life-threatening stab wound, police say. After receiving medical aid at the scene, the man was transported to a Portland-area hospital for treatment of injuries.

According to police, the initial investigation led officers to believe that the victim was volunteering at a program located in the Well Community Church, at 1734 Northeast First Avenue, when he was stabbed by the suspect. The victim then requested help from people at a business located near Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast Schuyler Street.

Police searched the neighborhood, but didn't locate the suspect, who is described as six-feet to six-feet-and-six-inches tall, 20 to 30 years old, dressed all in black and armed with a knife.

Investigation is continuing, police say. Anyone with information related to the case is requested to call 503-823-0479.



The press release says that Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards for reported information. Information about this case or any unsolved felony crime may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500. Those calling with tips may remain anonymous. To submit a tip, call 503-823-4357 or go online to https://www.p3tips.com/823





-- Kristi Turnquist

Jim Ryan of The Oregonian/OregonLive staff contributed to this report