Man stabbed while running in North Seattle

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a 26-year-old man was stabbed while running in North Seattle. 

The stabbing happened at about 9 p.m. Thursday near 9500 Ashworth Avenue North, outside of Licton Springs Park. 

Officers responded to the scene and found a man with a stab wound in his chest. 

Medics with the Seattle Fire Department treated the man at the scene and took him to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. 

According to investigators, the suspect was described as clean-shaved, tall and wearing a gray jacket. 

The suspect was last seen running northbound on Ashworth Avenue North. 

It's not known what led up to the stabbing, but the investigation remains ongoing. 

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Seattle Police Department's violent crimes tip line at 206-233-5000. 

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