Woman Stabbed During Fireworks Show in Falls Church

Fairfax County police are searching for a man who stabbed a woman while she was watching fireworks in Falls Church, Va., Friday night.

Police said a 65-year-old woman was sitting in a shopping center parking lot on Leesburg Pike with friends while watching fireworks. Witnesses said a man approached the woman from behind and stabbed her in the upper body.

The suspect fled on foot. He is described as a white man, possible 18 to 20 years old, with short blonde hair. He was wearing a white tank top and shorts.

The victim was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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