WASHINGTON — Two men were in the hospital Wednesday morning after being stabbed outside of a restaurant in Sterling, Virginia, officials said.

Police found two men suffering from stab wounds near Tipicos Los Amigos restaurant just off Virginia Route 7 in the Sugarland Plaza Shopping Center shortly after 2 a.m., according to Loudoun County Sheriff Office spokesman Kraig Troxell.

Both victims were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life threatening, he said.

Police believe their attacker fled in a vehicle.

There’s no indication that the stabbing is connected to the restaurant, Troxell said.

Police initially said the men were found outside a diner that is located in the same shopping center.

Anyone with information can call the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475.