El Centro Police are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred early Sunday morning.

The ECPD dispatch center received a call at 12:53 a.m. Sunday from someone who said that they had been stabbed. Police responded to the area of Southwest High School on Ocotillo Avenue and found a 19-year old male with 2 stab wounds to the chest and 2 more stab wounds to his leg, Witnesses said that 5 juveniles were involved in the attack and were last seen heading westbound on Ocotillo Avenue. The victim was flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs for treatment. The incident remains under investigation. Police had responded to the area of the stabbing earlier in the evening due to a large party at a nearby residence.