PINETOP-LAKESIDE, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities in a northern Arizona county are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect after a man was wounded in a stabbing.

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) said a 22-year-old man was stabbed by an unknown person around 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1800 block of Juniper Drive in Lakeside.

NCSO added that the victim and suspect were involved in an altercation that led to the stabbing in the front yard of a residence. The victim was taken to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

Authorities described the suspect as a white man standing approximately 6 feet 4 inches tall, with a slender build and a scruffy beard. He was reportedly last seen wearing a brown Carhartt-style jean jacket, blue jeans and yellow leather gloves.

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