(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs are asking for the public’s help in locating three white men who fled the scene of a stabbing incident, early Saturday morning. According to the Police report, at around 12:52-a.m., Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of 2nd Avenue in Council Bluffs, for a stabbing that had just taken place. Police located the victim in the grass next to the street. The man was suffering from a stab wound to his lower right chest. The first officer on the scene applied a chest seal to the wound while waiting for medics to arrive.

The alleged offenders, who were described as being in their 20’s, left the scene prior to officers’ arrival, in a red SUV with a broken back window.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the Council Bluffs P-D Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728. To remain anonymous, you can call Crimestoppers at 712-328-7867, or submit on-line crime tips through this link.