(20 year old suspect in custody)....He is suspected in a stabbing Sunday in El Centro.

At 4 am Sunday, El Centro Police received a report of a stabbing in the 1000 block of South 3rd Street. Officers arrived and found a 23-year-old victim. The 23-year-old Hispanic man was suffering stab wounds to the upper torso. Officers rendered lifesaving medical efforts until medical personnel arrived. The victim was taken to El Centro Regional Medical Center, were he was stabilized before being flown out to a trauma center for treatment. During the investigation, El Centro Detectives identified 20-year-old Francisco Jacob Flores as the suspect in the stabbing. They say the suspect was involved in an altercation with the victim. Flores fled the scene but was found at his residence by police. He was placed under arrest without incident. The suspect was turned over to Detectives and he was booked into county jail and charged with attempted murder.