Police are looking for a black man who stabbed a pedestrian on Long Island after asking him for a dollar

Nassau County police say that the 27-year-old victim was walking on Nassau Road in Roosevelt when the black suspect approached and asked him for a dollar. The victim said that he didn't have any money and continued walking. Police say that the suspect followed him and then pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the stomach and hand multiple times. A passing motorist scared the suspect off. He fled, empty-handed, in an unknown direction. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition. The suspect is described as a black man about 5'7" with a medium build.