An employee was stabbed Saturday during an armed robbery attempt at The Hock Shop at 150 Cobb Parkway North.

According to Marietta Police, after the would-be robber entered the store around 10 a.m., the employee and the suspect got into a scuffle. The victim was stabbed multiple times. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

The suspect's woman's-style wig and knitted black stocking cap were knocked from his head before he fled. He was reportedly a thin black male, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 to 150 pounds, wearing blue jeans and a blue hooded sweatshirt.