Full Notification

At approximately 1:00 p.m. today, a stabbing incident occurred inside of the Kangeroo Express gas station/convenience store located at 2 Lagoon Road, Hilton Head Island. Sheriff' s Office deputies are on-scene investigating the incident. It was reported that following a dispute inside the store, a male subject stabbed a male customer and then fled the store. The subject was described as an African-American male with a slender build wearing knee length athletic shorts and no shirt. The subject has shoulder length dreadlock hair and left the parking lot of the store on a beach cruiser type bicycle.

The male victim has since been transported to the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center by Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue paramedics for treatment. Anyone coming into contact with the subject or with information on the incident is urged to call Sheriff's Office Emergency Dispatch 9-1-1. Motorists and pedestrians in the area of Lagoon Road, Pope Avenue and Coligny Plaza can expect an increased law enforcement presence over the next hour or so.

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