Authorities Wednesday were investigating two overnight stabbings in the Los Feliz area.
The first crime occurred shortly after midnight near Vermont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, where a man was stabbed and then hospitalized in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
A short time later, a woman was stabbed near Vermont and Prospect avenues, and she was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the LAPD reported.
Police were looking for a man described as about 28-30 years old, bald, 5-feet-7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds.
Anyone with information on the attacks was urged to call LAPD detectives at 323-561-3477.