Texas authorities are searching for a man accused of stabbing four family members -- including a 9-year-old girl -- on Tuesday at a Houston-area home. 

Montgomery County Sheriff deputies responded to a home in Porter just before noon where they learned four people had been stabbed by another family member.

The suspect, identified as Nathan Carlin, 36, had gotten into a verbal argument with some of the victims when he retrieved a knife and stabbed and cut them multiple times, authorities said. 

Authorities are searching for Nathan Carlin, 36, after he allegedly stabbed four family members, including a 9-year-old girl. (Montgomery County Sheriff's Office)

He fled the home on foot. A search for him by law enforcement was unsuccessful. 

The victims -- all females -- were listed in age as 61, 38, 23 and the 9-year-old. They sustained lacerations and puncture wounds. They were each taken to area hospitals and were listed in stable but serious condition.

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Carlin's relationship with the victims was not immediately clear, the Sheriff's Office said. It warned that he should be considered armed and dangerous.