Man stabbed after altercation at a Halloween party

One man is in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times early Wednesday morning in southeast Austin.

The stabbing happened at an apartment where police say there was a Halloween party inside. Two men got into a verbal fight that escalated, which is when one man was stabbed multiple times.

Many people at the party called police, reporting it around 4:15 a.m.

When officers arrived on scene they say several people quickly left and the suspect discarded the knife and fled the scene.

One man in his 20's was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Police secured the area surrounding the apartment complex as they talked to witnesses.

The scene has been cleared and the investigation is ongoing.