A 34-year-old man refused to give a panhandler money and was stabbed outside of a 7-Eleven in the Midway District on Sunday, police said.

The suspect asked the man for money about 5:30 p.m. at the Midway Drive store near East Drive, San Diego police said. The victim was stabbed in the back when he refused to hand any over, and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was described as black, in his 50s, 6 feet 2 inches tall and 185 pounds, with unshaven black facial hair and a shaved head. He was wearing a dark jacket, black jeans and black backpack.