WASHINGTON – Four people were stabbed Monday morning outside of a D.C. homeless shelter.

D.C. police say the stabbings happened at about 9:30 a.m. near the Community for Creative Non-Violence shelter in Northwest.

All four victims — one female and three males — were taken to the hospital, but they weren’t in serious condition.

Police were searching for the suspect, described as a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He reportedly was wearing blue jeans and a white tank top and has short dreadlocks.

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