SAPD is searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed another man in the thigh with a kitchen knife near downtown San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department said a man has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the thigh during an altercation near downtown San Antonio.

Around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Ruiz Street after receiving reports of a cutting in progress.

Preliminary reports from SAPD suggest two men got into an argument when one stabbed the other in the thigh with a kitchen knife. The victim was transported to a local hospital.

SAPD said the suspect fled the scene and remains at large.

This is an ongoing investigation.