Man wanted in connection with Rosemont stabbing

A person was stabbed in the parking lot of the Mobil Gas Station, 9401 Higgins Rd., on Sept, 4, 2019. | Google Maps

Rosemont police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a stabbing Wednesday in the northwest suburb.

About 6 p.m., officers responded to calls of a stabbing that had occurred at a Mobil Gas Station, 9401 Higgins Rd., and found a victim with a stab wound to the lower left abdomen, Rosemont police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Video surveillance shows the victim leaving the Rosemont Blue Line station and walking northbound on River Road when an unknown man begins to run toward them from the station, police said. Further video shows the two engage in a “violent altercation” on the corner of River Road and Higgins Road before the suspect flees southbound on River Road.

Surveillance photo of the man wanted in connection with a stabbing, Sept. 4, 2019, in northwest suburban Rosemont.

The man wanted by police is described as a 5-foot-7, middle-aged man wearing a dark-colored hoodie, blue jeans, black and gray shoes and a camouflage backpack.

Surveillance photo of the man wanted in connection with a stabbing, Sept. 4, 2019, in northwest suburban Rosemont.

Anyone with information about his identity or whereabouts is asked to call the Rosemont Public Safety Department at 847-823-1131.