At about 2:12 a.m. Tuesday, El Centro Police responded to reports that a man had been stabbed.

Arriving officers were able to locate a victim in the 900 block of S. 2nd Street. The 48-year-old man had been stabbed in the shoulder. The victim told officers he was sleeping when he was stabbed by an unknown assailant. The victim was transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center for treatment of his wounds. Investigators are reviewing multiple sources of video surveillance in the area of the crime.