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Man stabbed in the chest in Schaumburg

Schaumburg police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a Schaumburg man outside a currency exchange early Monday evening.

Two men, who are both residents of Schaumburg, got in an altercation inside a currency exchange near the intersection of South Roselle Road and Hartford Drive just before 6 p.m., police said.

The fight spilled out onto the sidewalk, and one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the chest, Schaumburg Police Sgt. John Nebl said.

Police said the man was stabbed once, but suffered a serious injury.

Nebl said the men were acquaintances, and police were searching for the known suspect as of 8:30 p.m.

The stabbing victim was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, according to police.

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