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University of California police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they believe is responsible for stabbing a 48-year-old homeless man in People’s Park on Saturday. 

UCPD Lt. Adan Tejada said the department is looking for Robert Calvin Graves, also 48 years old. Graves is described as an African-American male, 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 215 pounds. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. 

Tejada said Graves’ vehicle is a black 1966 Chevrolet pick-up truck with a camper shell and it is in poor condition. The license plate number is T52969, according to the UCPD. 

Tejada said the stabbing victim underwent extensive surgery but is expected to recover. He was stabbed while waiting in a food line in the park, after “an exchange of words” between the two men. 

Later as the victim was walking away, the suspect allegedly approached him and stabbed him three times in the torso and lower back, apparently with a small knife. The UCPD alleges that the suspect rode from the park on a bicycle that was later loaded into a pickup truck and driven from the area. 

The suspect faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. 

Anyone with information about this case should immediately call UC Police Detective Chris Bowers at 510-642-3185. Tejada warns anyone who sees Graves, who frequents People’s Park, not to approach the suspect, but to call 911.