By Khalida Sarwari
Police are investigating the stabbing of a teenager outside a San Jose convenience store Monday afternoon.
The stabbing happened at about 2 p.m. Monday in the area of Mckee Road and Rancho Verde.
The victim, 19, was making a purchase at the store when he got into a confrontation with another man, Officer Jermaine Thomas said.
The two men stepped outside, where the suspect stabbed the victim several times with a sharp metal object, Thomas said.
The victim was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive.
The suspect fled on his bicycle and is still at large.
Thomas said it is possible the stabbing was gang-related but that the investigation is ongoing.