A 15-year-old Long Beach teen is facing multiple criminal charges after he and an accomplice allegedly stabbed two men in Belmont Shore, in a case investigators are describing as “hate motivated,” police announced Friday.

Robbery detectives presented their case to prosecutors Tuesday, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with a great bodily injury enhancement, and two counts of attempted robbery, against the teen, police said. He was taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.

The teen’s name was not released because of his age.

The robbery happened the night of Dec. 7, police said. Officers were dispatched around 10:45 p.m. to an assault call in the 200 block of St. Joseph Avenue and found two men at the scene.

The victims said they were approached by two males in their late teens to early 20s who tried to rob them, police said. The confrontation turned into a physical fight and both victims were stabbed in the torso.

A witness intervened and the teens fled in a nearby vehicle, police said. No property was taken during the incident. Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported the victims to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Investigators believe the case may have been hate motivated and were able to identify the teen from evidence left at the scene, police said – though it was not clear what specifically made the incident a “hate crime.”

The 15-year-old was arrested June 24 after patrol officers in the department’s West Division responded to a call of a group of “male subjects” chasing another person through the neighborhood near Pine Avenue and 16th Street, police said. The teen was detained, and police identified him as a suspect in the Dec. 7 robbery and stabbing.

The second suspect wanted in connection with the Dec. 7 incident remains on the loose, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call the Long Beach Police Robbery Detective D. Collier at 562-570-5537. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-22-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus your tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit http://www.lacrimestoppers.org/