FULLERTON – A 24-year-old man who was stabbed early Friday morning outside a downtown bar is expected to survive his injuries while the person who assaulted him has not been found, police said.

Fullerton police responded around 2 a.m. to reports that a Fullerton man was bleeding in a parking lot in the 100 block of East Commonwealth Avenue.

The man was assaulted by multiple men in the alleyway between The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen and Bourbon Street, police Sgt. Kathryn Hamel said.

When police arrived, he was found in the nearby parking lot bleeding from multiple stab wounds on his stomach.

The unidentified man was taken to a hospital and expected to survive his injuries, Hamel said.

It was unclear how many men were involved and a description of the men was not immediately available.

Any witnesses or anyone with information has been asked to call the Fullerton Police Department at 714-738-6716. Information can be provided anonymously through the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS or online at occrimestoppers.org.

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